Correspondence Address:
Dr.Indani Snehal Assistant Professor, Department of Agadtantra, SST Ayurveda College Sangamner.
Date of Acceptance: 2022-10-22
Date of Publication:2022-11-10
Article-ID:IJIM_199_01_23 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nill
Conflict of Interest: None declared
How To Cite This Article: : Indani.S. , Mahale.G.V. , Chandile.M. Comparative Assessment of Grahyagrahyatva of Nilanjana (Galena) By Using Ancient and Modern Parameters. Int J Ind Med 2022;3(11):1-17
Rasashastra is a specialized branch popularly known as Ayurvediya Aushadi Nirman. It is the branch of Ayurveda in which metallic substances are studied with respect to their remedial efficacy including processing and refining of these substances to prepare the medicines viz. Rasakalpas. Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics uses drugs from 3 main sources. They are classified as Plant origin, animal origin and mineral origin. One of the mineral origin drugs is Anjana. Anjana kriya is one of the popular daily regimes accepted by major portion of population. Anjana kriya with its netrya action is also beneficial in the diseases of eyes like Netrabhishand and Timir etc. Nilanjana is mentioned as a type of Anjana. Thus, this study was conducted to assess and compare grahyagrahyatva and physico–chemical characteristic of Nilanjana (Galena) by using ancient and modern parameters: so as to standardize Nilanjana (Galena) as a raw- material. For this, an attempt was made to examine 13 samples obtained from various places and correlate the grahya-agrahya lakshanas of Nilanjana (Galena) with modern parameters.
Keywords: Rasashastra, Rasakalpas, Nilanjana, Anjana, Netra
