DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR

1. Yoga review by
Dr ANJANA.P
FINAL YEAR PG
R&B DEPARTMENT
Govt. Ayurveda College, Tripunithura,
Kerala

2. 
 Rasa Yogas are mainly classified in to 4 types.
1.Kharaliya Rasayanas
2.Parpati Kalpana
3.Kupipakwa Rasayanas
4.Pottali kalpas
 Criteria for classification
1.Properties of action ( Gurutva, Laghutva, Capacity of
penetration)
Introduction

3. 
2.Process (Exposure to heat)
3. Target activity ( Kostagata, Sarvasarira etc.)
 *Advantages of Kharaliya Rasayana:
 Prolong shelf life of herbal formulations • Enhance the
therapeutic efficacy • Decrease the dosage • Decrease the
duration of treatment • Provide bilateral safety and
efficacy to both mercury and herbs .
* Review of Rasakalpas–P. H. C. Murthy

4. 
 Raw Materials
• Rasaadidravya • Vanoushadhi • Bhavana dravya
 Processing
• Kajjali Nirmana
• Mixing of all other ingredients
• Bhavana
• No agnisamskara
 Final Product
• Ready to use form
• Vati, guti etc.

5. 
EKANGA VEERA RASA
References: Rasaraja Sundara, Nighantu Ratna kara – Vata
roga .
As per Nighantu ratna kara, Vatavyadhiprakarana
Sudham gandham mritam sootam kantham vangacha
nagakam |
Tamram chabhram mritam teekshnam nagaram maricham
kanaam ||
sarvamekatra samchoornya bhavayet tri: prithak|
vara vyosha nirgundi vahni markava: dravai: ||

6. 
Sigrukusta dravenaapi tato dhanya dravena cha |
Vishamustayaarkahaataischa ardrakasya rasai tatha
Rasacha ekangaveero aso susidho rasarat bhavet|
Pakshaghatam cha arditascha dhanurvatam tathaiva cha ||
Ardhangam gridrasi vaapi viswachi avabhakukam|
Sarvan vatamayan hanti satyam satyam na samsaya: ||

7. 
Ingredients:
1. Sudha Gandhaka – 1part
2. Parada Bhasma or Sudha Parada– 1part
3. Kanta Loha Bhasma – 1part
4. Vanga Bhasma – 1part
5. Naga Bhasma - 1part
6. Tamra Bhasma – 1part
7. Abhraka Bhasma – 1part
8. Teekshna Loha Bhasma – 1part
9. Nagara choornam – 1part
10. Maricha Choornam – 1part
11. Kana choorna – 1part

8. Method of preparation:
 All the ingredients are taken in equal quantity, and mixed
together in a clean and dried Khalwa yantra to obtain a
homogenous mixture.
 The mixture was given Bhavana with the following
Bhavana Dravyas for 3 times, separately.
 Vara kwatha, Vyosha Kwatha, Nirgundi Swarasa,
Chitraka moola Kwatha, Markava swarasa, Sigrudrava,
Kusta Drava, Dhatri Drava, Kupilu Drava, Arka Swarasa ,
Guduchi Kwatha and Ardraka swarasa.

9. 
 Dose – not specified in Yoga ( 1 Gunja)
 Indications : Pakshaghata, Ardita, Dhanurvata, Ardhanga
roga, Ghridrasi, Viswachi, Avabhakuakam , Sarva vata
rogas.
 Anupana : not specified in yoga

10. Properties of each ingredients:
1. Sudha Gandhaka :
Rasa Katu,Madhura,Kashaya
Veerya Ushna
Vipaka Katu
Guna Seetha
Doshaharatva VataKapha-Shamaka
Actions Yogavahi, Rasayana,
Dipana,Pachana,Aamashoshana

11. 2. Sudha Parada
Rasa Shadrasa
Veerya Seetha
Vipaka Madhura
Guna Yogavahi
Dosa haratva Tridosa
Karma Rasayana, Sapthadhathu
vardhana, Yogavahi,

12. 3. Loha Bhasma (Teekshna)
Rasa Tikta
Veerya Seeta Virya
Vipaka Madhura
Guna Snigdha
Dosaharatva Kaphapithahara
Karma Rasayana, Brihmana, Medhya,
Ayusthapaka, Raktavardhana
etc.

13. Kanta Loha Bhasma:
Rasa Tikta Rasa
Veerya Ushna Veerya
Vipaka -
Guna Snigdha
Dosa haratva Tridosa samana
Karma Rasayana

14. 4. Vanga Bhasma:
5. Naga Bhasma :
Rasa Tikta
Veerya Ushna
Vipaka Katu
Guna Rooksha
Dosaharatva Kapha vata
Karma Rasayana, deepana, vrisya
Rasa Tikta, Madhura
Veerya Ushna
Vipaka Madhura
Guna Snigdha
Dosaharatva Kapha vata
Karma Rasayana, Deepana, Majja
Vardhana

15. 6. Tamra Bhasma:
7.Abhraka Bhasma:
Rasa Tikta
Veerya Anushna
Vipaka Madhura
Guna Sara
Dosaharatva Kapha Pitha
Karma Malanulomana, Deepana,
Pachana, Yogavahi,
Lekhana
Rasa Kashaya, Madhura
Veerya Seetha
Vipaka Madhura
Guna Snigdha
Dosaharatava Tridosa
Karma Prajyabodhi, Vrishya,
Deepana, Akapha

16. 8. Nagara :
9: Maricha :
Rasa Katu
Veerya Ushna
Vipaka Katu
Guna Teekshna
Dosa haratva Vata kapha
Karma Deepana, Pachana,
Nadiuttejaka
Rasa Tikta, Katu
Veerya Ushna
Vipaka Katu
Guna Teekshna
Dosaharatva Vatakapha
Karma Deepana, Pachana,
Nadiuttejaka,
Vatanulomana

17. 10. Pippali:
Rasa Katu
Veerya Ushna
Vipaka Madhura
Guna Laghu, Snigdha, Teekshna
Doshaharatva Vata kapha
Karma Deepana, Rasayana, Balyam ,
Medhyam, Yogavahi,
Vatanulomana, Soola prasamana

18. Properties of Bhavana Dravyas:
Dravya Rasa Veerya Vipaka Guna Dosah
aratava
Karma
Vara Kashaya
Pradhan
a Pancha
rasa
Anushna Madhura Laghu,
Rooksha
, Sara
Tridos
a
Deepana,
Pachana,
Rasayana,
Medhya,
Balya
Trikatu Katu Ushna Madhura Laghu,
Rooksha
,
Teekshn
a
Vataka
pha
Deepana,
Lekhana,
Vrishya
Nirgundi Tikta,
Katu,
Kashaya
Ushna Katu Laghu,
Rooksha
Vataka
pha
Medhya,
Balya, Vedana
sthapaka,
Rasayana
Chitraka Katu,
Tikta
Ushna Katu Laghu,
Rooksha
Vataka
pha
Deepana,Pach
ana, Medhya

19. Markava Katu,
Tikta
Ushna Katu Rooksha,
Laghu
VataKaph
a
Rasayana
Balya,Sot
hahara
Shigru Katu Ushna Katu Rooksha,
Laghu
Sara
Vatakapha Sothahara
Kusta Katu,
Tikta
Madhura
Ushna Katu Rooksha,
Laghu
Vatakapha Akeshapa
ka Samana
Kupilu Tikta,
Katu
Seetha Madhura Rooksha,
Laghu
Teekshna
Vatakapha Vedana
sthapaka
Arka Katu,
Tikta
Ushna Katu Rooksha,
Laghu
Teekshna
Vatakapha Hridayaut
tejana,
Rakta
sodhana
Guduchi Tikta,
Kashaya
Ushna Madhura Guru,
Snigdha
Tridosa Deepana,
Pachana,
Vedanasth
apaka

20. Amalaki Kashay
aAmla,
Katu,
Tikta,
Madhu
ra
Seetha Mad
hura
Laghu Trid
osa
Medhy
a,
Deepan
a
Pachan
a,
Nadibal
avardha
ka
Ardraka Katu Ushna Katu Snigd
ha
Vat
aka
pha
Nadiutt
ejana,
Deepan
a,
Pachan
a

21. 
Bioactivities of Ingredients and Bhavana Dravyas:
 Abhraka Bhasma , Pippali, Kupilu, Maricha, Shigru,
Chitraka, Amalaki – Hepatoprotective action
 Loha Bhasma, Guduchi, Maricha, Haritaki –Antioxidant
 Amalaki, Haritaki, Guduchi, Pippali –
Immunomodulatory properties
 Pippali, Nirgundi, Shigru, Maricha, Amalaki – Anti
inflammatory
 Tamra Bhasma, Ardraka – Hypolipedemic action

22. 
 Analgesic – Kupilu, Maricha
 Anti atherosclerotic – Amalaki , Vibhitaki
 Anti coagulant – Chitraka
 Antibacterial – Tamra Bhasma, Guduchi, Pippali,
Chitraka, Maricha, Shigru
 Free radical scavenging properties – Tamra Bhasma
 Hypocholesteromic and Hypotriglyceridemic – Ardraka,
Vibhitaka

23. Probable mode of action of Ekanga Veera Rasa in
Pakshagata:
 Pakshagata – Vata and Kapha
 Ekanga Veera Rasa - Madhura rasa, Snigdha guna,
Ushna Veerya, Madhura Vipaka – Vata Samana
 Due to its Tikta, Katu, Kashaya rasa , Laghu – Rooksha
guna, Ushna veerya and Katu Vipaka – Kapha Samana.
 Pakshagata – Kapha and Ama – Srotorodha
 Due to its Tikta Rasa, Laghu guna, Ushna veerya –
Amapacahna – Srotosodhana

24.  The ingredients of Ekanga Veera Rasa – restoring the Gati
( motor activities) and Gandhana ( Sensations).
 Phytochemicals of Bhavana dravyas also affecting the
drug action, as they enhances the properties of the main
ingredient.
 Amalaki, Pippali, Shigru and Maricha – ability to
minimize nerve damages due to its anti-inflammatory
actions.
 Piperine – improve the outcome of patients by reducing
inflammatory features at the site of the brain damage.

25.  Antioxidant and atherosclerotic properties of the
ingredients and the bhavana dravyas – capable of reducing
oxidative stress occurred due to the free radicals.
 They reduce the risk of atherosclerosis, stoke
hypertension, by neutralising the damaging effect of free
radicals.
 Tamra Bhasma and Sunti – hypolipedemic action – reduce
coagulation time and prevents the formation of atheroma.

26. 
 Availability of Ekanga Veera Rasa:
 Zandu Pharmacy - tablets
 Dabur – Tablets
 Patanjali Ayurvedics
 Badiyanath Pharmacy

27. 
Conclusion:
 Ekanga Veera rasa is a herbomineral preparation explained
in Nighantu ratna kara Vata vyadhi Prakarana.
 Drug of choice for the treatment of Pakshagata in
combination with other sodhana procedures.
 It contains Sudha Gandhaka, Parada Bhasma or Rasa
Sindhura, along with other metallic Bhasmas like Abhraka
Bhasma, Loha Bhasma, Naga- Vanga- Tamra Bhasmas and
Trikatu Choornas.
 The whole mixture was subjected to Bhavana with different
Dravyas, augmenting the properties of the final product.

28. 
 It can be justified that due to its Ayurvedic pharmaco
dynamic properties and scientifically proved bioactivities
of different phytochemicals of the ingredients and
Bhavana Dravyas of Ekanga Veera Rasa can be used
effectively in the management of Pakshagata or
Hemiplegia, where the lesion is haemorrhagic,
thrombotic or embolic.

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