CRITICAL REVIEW OF NAGARJUN VATI (RASA YOG SAGAR): A HERBO - MINERAL FORMULATION

Abstract

One of the oldest systems of medicine, Ayurveda is momentous in audience of worldwide on virtue of its holistic approach of life. Formulations of Ayurveda consist of substances of herbal, mineral/metal and an-imal origin which are processed pharmaceutical to have therapeutic effects. This is attribute of processes of Shodhan (purification/potentiation), Bhavana (impregnation /levigation) and Marana (incinera-tion/calcinations) of Rasa Shastra which acclimatize these toxic industrial matters to an effective remedy known as herbo-mineral formulations (Rasaushadhies) of Ayurveda. Nagarjun Vati is a herbo-mineral formulation indicated in various diseases. It is one of the Khalveeya Rasayana and comes under Murcchita Parada Aushadha Yogas i.e. Sagandha Niragni Murchana of Parada. This study aims of detailed literary study of Nagarjun Vati. In Ayurvedic classics 7 different references of Nagarjun Vati are found. The actu-al reference of Nagarjun Vati originated from Rasa Yog Sagar. In different classics Nagarjun Vati has been present with different composition. Variations found in Dravya, Bhavana Dravya, Size of Vati, Anupana and Rogadhikar of Nagarjun Vati among all classics. This paper given the detailed study of lit-erature review of Nagarjun Vati.