Bhawana - Importance in Pharmaceutics of Rasaushadha

Abstract

Bhawana is an important Samskara mentioned in classics by which even a small dose of a drug may be made to produce a very high result i.e. to increase its potency. Bhawana is a process of wet trituration. The Shodhita metals and minerals with specified liquid media for specified time duration and convert them into finer assimiliable form. Liquid media help in conversion of course powder to finer state. Impregnation of properties of media to the material which lead to unique and suitable physiochemical changes helping in incorporation of organic properties to inorganic substances. It is a systematic procedure of enhancing therapeutic qualities in individual drug as well as formulations. Bhawana exert constant pressure and frictional force. The toxic effects and unwanted properties may be neutralized because of influence of Bhawana dravya. Therefore, knowing of Bhawana Dravya mentioned during various Bhasma and formulation preparation has an important role. By virtue of which it loses and decrease the soluble impurities/ toxic property of the material and results in impartation of desirable therapeutic effects.