Pharmaceutical study of Kasisa Satva

Abstract

Satvapatana and use of Satvabhasma is neglected part not practiced like other therapeutic process like Bhasmas, Parpati and Sindurakalpana etc. now days we get all Dhatu in its pure form but those metals are not extracted as therapeutically active material. Those metals are extracted by using metallurgical methods like leaching, electro wining etc. These methods are not aimed at therapeutically active agent. Basic principle in Rasashastra is to make Asatmya, toxic metal into Sharira Satmya Dravya for that from Shodhana to Marana process, we use all organic Sharira Satmya Dravyas to convert them nonpoisonous, therapeutically active, easily absorbable medicine. These principals are not involved in contemporary extraction methods. This is major difference in metallurgical extracted metal and metals extracted in satvapatana process. Rasa Granthas have mentioned that Satvas are purer, more potent, so here an attempt is done to study the pharmaceutical process of Satvapatna.