COMPARATIVE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SHODHITA AND MARITA SHILAJATU

Abstract

Shilajata is a herbomineral compound with many beneficial therapeutic properties. It is stated in charka that, there is no such Sadhya roga by which with the effect of Shilajatu cannot be treated. Shilajatu is benefiticial in all medicinal uses with all scientific manner when consumed eradicates whichever be the disease and strengthens the bala of the person. Shilajata is more effective than several currently available clinically efficacious immunomudulators. Benefits of Shilajatu are mainly antiaging, good aphrodisiac, Anti inflammatory, antiallergic and good antimicrobial agent. In the rashashastra texts, it is one among maharasa and exists in two types as 1-Gomutra Gandhi and 2karapoora Gandhi Shilajatu. Among both of them gomutra Gandhi Shilajatu is consider superior and used for the preparation of medicine. The Samhita have classified into four (charaka) and six (susruta), Depending on the presence of metal ore found in the mountains from which the Shilajatu is collected. In ancient texts numbers of krimighna and kusthghna dravyas are explained. The word krimi is campared to various types of micro organismin contemporary science, which include bacteria and fungi etc. In ayurveda many herbal, mineral and herbomineral drugs are mentioned that are having antimicrobial WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SJIF Impact Factor 6.647 Volume 6, Issue 9, 1664-1668 Research Article ISSN 2278 – 4357 Article Received on 10 July 2017, Revised on 01 August 2017, Accepted on 22 August 2017, DOI: 10.20959/wjpps20179-10114 *Corresponding Author Dr. Anita Kumari Lecturer Dept. of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, M. L. R. Ayurvedic Medical College Charkhi Dadri Bhiwani.