BALCHATURBHADRA CHURNA: REVIEW AND RECENT UPDATES

Abstract

Balchaturbhadra churna is one of the Ayurveda formulations that has no controversies related to composition of the formulation in different ancient texts of Ayurveda. The aim of this research is to critically review the formulation and search the available resources in order to obtain updates related to this formulation. To achieve the aim, various sources like ancient Ayurveda texts, books, journals, online databases and so on were referred. It was observed that this formulation continues to be one of the vastly and highest administered formulation in management of paediatric diseases. It is concluded that this formulation continues to be non-toxic and safe for administration in paediatric population. It also seems that this formulation stands out to be a potential drug of choice in SARS-CoV-2 infection. This underlines the need of re-visiting and re-assessing the formulations in context of current prevailing health conditions.