EXPLORING FORMULATIONS CONTAINING SAHASRAVEDI; A MINERAL INGREDIENT IN TRADITIONAL KERALA AYURVEDA LITERATURE

Dr Kochuthresia K C; Dr Thara  Lakshmi S; .

Authors

Dr Kochuthresia K C Pg scholar
Dr Thara Lakshmi S Professor, Department of Rasasastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Govt. Ayurveda college, Thiruvananthapuram
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Keywords:

Sahasravedi , Limonite

Abstract

Background: Sahasravedi is a mineral drug present in many Ayurvedic formulations used in Kerala. But its mineralogical identity is not mentioned in any of the Samhitha or Rasasastra text books. Details regarding formulations and therapeutic uses are found in regional Ayurvedic text books of Kerala. Objective: To review the identity of Sahasravedi, formulations containing Sahasravedi and to classify the formulations based on dosage form and clinical utility. Method: A detailed literature review was conducted on previous research articles and Kerala Ayurvedic text books, Sahasrayoga and Chikitsa manjari focusing on its identity and formulations containing Sahasravedi. The collected formulation has been classified according to their clinical utility. Result: One of the previous research work have identified Sahasravedi as limonite. A total of 31 formulations containing Sahasravedi were identified from two esteemed texts Sahasrayoga and Chikitsa manjari, encompassing both external and internal applications.

KEYWORDS: Sahasravedi, Limonite