A CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW ON RASA PRAKASHA SUDHAKARA

Authors

  • JYOTHI P. BARAGI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v4i1.289

Keywords:

Rasashastra, Dehavada, Lohavada

Abstract

There are various treasures of sciences in India which have made it popular in the world. Out of this Rasashastra (Indian
Alchemy, Pharmaceutics and Therapeutics) is also one of them. There are various texts written on Rasashastra since from
B.C to A.D. Out of many books written, few important books are Rasendrachudamani, Rasaprakashasudhakara,
Rasachintamani, Rasachudamani, Rasendrachitamani, Rasapaddati, Rasasara, Rasendrasara, Rasamangala, Rasamanjari,
Rasakamadhenu. These Rasagranthas (text books of Rasashastra) describe Dehavada (making the body healthy and
strong), Lohavada (converting he lower metals in to gold and silver) and Chikitsavada (Treatment) in detail. Out of these
books, Rasa-Prakasha-Sudhakara is an important one, which describes Lohavada and Chikitsavada in detail.

Author Biography

JYOTHI P. BARAGI

Lecturer, Dept. of Shareera Kriya, NKJAMC, BIDAR, INDIA

Additional Files

Published

2021-04-16

How to Cite

BARAGI, J. P. . (2021). A CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW ON RASA PRAKASHA SUDHAKARA. Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM), 4(1). https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v4i1.289