Shilajatu Shodhana - A brief review

Dr. Kaveri Borkar; Dr. Balasaheb Pagire

doi:10.21760/jaims.v4i03.621

Dr. Kaveri Borkar Post Graduate Scholar, Dept. of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Shri Vivekananda Nursing Home Trust’s, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and Hospital, Rahuri, Maharastra, INDIA.
Dr. Balasaheb Pagire Professor, Dept. of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Shri Vivekananda Nursing Home Trust’s, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and Hospital, Rahuri, Maharastra, INDIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v4i03.621

Keywords: Mineral, Shodhana, Shilajatu

Abstract

Shilajatu, a mineral drug used as a therapeutic agent in the ancient system of Indian medicine - Ayurveda. Due to higher efficacy and advocated in many disorders it is quite popular among Ayurvedic physicians. Before using it as a therapeutic medicine classical texts of Ayurveda mentioned about its Shodhana. Shodhana an procedure which encompasses purification of substances and improves its therapeutic properties. Different classical texts advocated different media and different procedures for the Shodhana of Shilajatu. Along with this different texts have mentioned different therapeutic actions of Shilajatu. Here it was planned to review its types, Shodhana procedures through available literature. For this purpose, classical texts like Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Sangraha, Ashtanga Hrudaya, Chakradutta, Rasarnava, Rasaratnasammucchaya, Rasapadhatti, Rasendrachudamani, Rasendrachinatamni, Rasaprakashsudhakara and Rasataranagini were screened and revived. It was found and observed that classical texts mentioned three different types of Shilajatu Shodhana procedures Dhavana, Bhavana, Swedana. Many texts described different media and different procedures for the Shodhana.

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