An Ayurvedic Literary Review on the Multidimensional Use of Nagarjunabhra Rasa
Author : Asish Hazra, Chandrika Adhikary and PB Kar Mahapatra
Abstract :
Ayurveda, the ancient medical science has contributed a lot of herbo mineral preparations for the management of different systemic diseases. Nagarjunabhra rasa is such a classical product which is prepared by arjun bark sattwa (Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) W & A) and purified vajra abhrak (a type of mica). Different ancient classical text of rasaushadhi like rasa ratna samucchaya, bhaisajya ratnavali etc. have clearly claimed its beneficial effect over hridroga (cardiac diseases) beside its other indications on different diseases like sarvashula (general body ache), hrillasa (nausea), chardi (vomiting), arochaka (anorexia), atisara (diarrhoea) etc. In present article the literatures of medieval period like rasa ratna samucchaya (1300AD), rasendra chintamoni (1600AD), rasendra sar samgraha (1600AD), bhaisajya ratnavali (1800AD) and ayurvedic texts of recent past like rasa tarangini (2000AD) has been vividly reviewed to collect data rather information regarding the properties, action, therapeutic uses, doses and preparatory procedure of nagarjunabhra rasa. It is interesting to note that this medication has a powerful protective impact on the heart muscle and influences appropriate cardiac motility or rhythm by pacifying the aggravated vata and vitiated pitta as well as kapha. Hope, this work could be able to threw a ray of light to the scholars and practitioners of this filed towards their better performance and learning.
Keywords :
Nagarjunabhra, vajra abhrak, arjun, hridaya
