The word Rasashaastra literally means the “Science of Mercury”. It is a specialized branch of Ayurveda dealing mainly with materials which are known as ‘Rasa dravyaas’. The products dealt under this discipline are an important component of Ayurvedic therapeutics. Considering the importance of this discipline in Ayurvedic therapeutics and the fact that there is dearth of comprehensive review on the subject an attempt has been made in this review to provide a brief but all encompassing coverage of different aspects related to it. The subjects covered in the review are: historical background of the evolvement of Rasashaastra as a specialized branch during different time periods; different aspects of classification ‘Rasa dravyaas’; processing of metal and mineral products with a note on the methods used during different time periods; information about methods of pre and post preparation procedures for different kinds of ‘Rasa dravyaas’; importance of mercury in Ayurveda, its processing methods and different preparations along with therapeutic indications. In addition attempt has been made to provide basic information on the metal and mineral based preparations mentioned in Ayurvedic Formulary of India; recent development in the field of Rasashaastra and future requirements for the proper development of the discipline. The main focus is to familiarize the readers, from non-ayurvedic background, on different aspects of this specialized discipline.
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机译:Rasashaastra一词的字面意思是“水星科学”。它是阿育吠陀的一个专门分支,主要处理被称为“ Rasa dravyaas”的材料。根据该原则处理的产品是印度草药疗法的重要组成部分。考虑到该学科在阿育吠陀疗法中的重要性以及缺乏对该主题的全面综述这一事实,已尝试在本综述中提供简短但涵盖所有与之相关的不同方面的内容。该评论涵盖的主题是:拉萨沙斯特拉(Rasashaastra)作为不同时期的专业分支演变的历史背景;分类“ Rasa dravyaas”的不同方面;金属和矿物产品的加工,并注明不同时期的使用方法;有关各种“ Rasa dravyaas”的制备前和制备后方法的信息;汞在阿育吠陀中的重要性,其加工方法和不同制剂以及治疗适应症。另外,已经尝试提供有关印度阿育吠陀配方中提到的基于金属和矿物的制剂的基本信息。 Rasashaastra领域的最新发展以及该学科正确发展的未来要求。主要重点是使非阿育吠陀背景的读者熟悉该专业的不同方面。
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