A Literary Review on ‘Vasavaleha’: A Classical Ayurvedic Formulation
Author : Dr. Anupam Biswas, Dr. Debajyoti Gayen and Dr. PB Kar Mahapatra
Abstract :
Ayurveda, the oldest healthcare system of our country has provided a lot of herbal, mineral and herbo-mineral formulations for prevention and cure of the disease. Vasavaleha is such a classical formulation of Ayurveda which has been used over different system to prevent some diseases through its rasayan properties (rejuvenating action) & manage the diseases like Rajayakshma (pulmonary tuberculosis), Swasa (respiratory disorder), Kasa (cough), Raktapitta (epistaxis/haemoptysis) etc. The said medicine has also been used to prevent the pathogenic pathway by clearing and also strengthening the srota (channels) like pranavaha srota (respiratory tract), raktavaha srota (circulatory system and hematopoietic system) as well. This article has been prepared through the vivid review of different classical text of ancient era like Charak Samhita (2500BC/1000BC), Susruta Samhita (500BC) and some Nighantus (text related to Ayurvedic pharmaceutics). The revealed data and information have been furnished here methodically to establish the claims of our ancient classics regarding the utility of this popular drug.
Keywords :
Vasavaleha, Vasavaleha & pranavaha srota, guna karma of Vasavaleha
