Nanotechnology - Revolutionary phase in prospective of Ayurvedic medicine

Abstract

Nanotechnology based on Nanoscience is the technology of 21st century; the terms Nanotechnology and Nanoscience are often used synonymously. The literal meaningof ‘nano’ is ‘dwarf’ or an abnormally short person. However, in scientific language it is a billionth (10-9) part of some unit scale, example nano meter or nano second means 10-9 meters or 10-9 seconds respectively. The Nano is the newly used word but in Ayurveda in the form of Bhasma, the Nano particle of metals & minerals are being used as an effective medicine. It is the need of the moment for Ayurveda to conduct the researches to extend the use of our Nano medicines (Bhasma) in various aspects like detection & diagnosis of the diseases to make them more effective in serving the society. The evaluation of engineered nanoparticles in terms of Ayurvedic Rasa Shastra norms for Bhasma in terms of various physico-chemical attributes can be useful.