A CRITICAL REVIEW STUDY OF KSHARA KALPANA ACCORDING TO CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC TEXT.

Abstract

The medicinal products are classified in different forms in Ayurvedic pharmaceuticals, Kshara kalpana is one of them. Kshara are the substances obtained from the ashes of Animals i.e.(conch shells, coral etc.), minerals(borax, salt) etc. and plants (Apamarga, mulaka) origin, where alkaline portion is extracted from the ashes of these substances. Kshara kalpana can be used as single or compound or mixture of many herbs, animals and mineral products. There is a-wide range of description available in Ayurvedic text. In Sushruta Samhita, Acharya sushrut, Father of Indian surgery is the pioneer of kshara kalpana. He has given detailed explanation of Kshara kalpana. Kshara Kalpana can be used externally as well as internally. Kshara kalpana also used in different pharmaceutical procedures like Shodhana, Jarana and Marana.