World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSES OF LAUHA BHASMA AND AMALAKI GHANA

Dr. Pratibha Sharma*, Dr. Pankaj Sharma and Dr. Manisha Singla

ABSTRACT

Rasashastra, the unique Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics which deals with the preparation of drugs from metals, minerals, poisonous herbal drugs and animal products. In their crude form these drugs are rarely administered but after combining with a number of substances through various pharmaceutical processes like Shodhana, Bhavana, Marana which transform these into a convenient dosage form that can be easily administered and assimilable to human body. These fundamental principles do not include only the drug manufacturing and enhancement of medicinal properties but also include drug dispensing to the patient in most suitable, attractive and palatable form. Due to increased global response towards Ayurvedic system of medicine there is increased demand of Ayurvedic preparations. It is a need of the hour and also a big challenge for manufacturing units of Ayurvedic drugs to produce Ayurvedic drugs with high standard quality, effective, genuine and safe drugs. So, the present study is done to introduce a standard operating procedure for preparation of Lauha Bhasma and Amalaki Ghana and also to validate the processes of Shodhana,Bhavana and Marana of Lauha and Ghana preparation of Amalaki.

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