Critical Review of Sameera Pannaga Rasa: A Kupipakwa Rasayana Yoga

One of the most advanced branches of Ayurveda is Rasashastra which deals with the transformation of harmful metals and minerals into herbomineral drugs non-toxic substances. They are prepared using a wide range of methods and one of them is Kupipakwa rasayana which is known for its best efficacy and rapid action even in low dose. The effectiveness of Ayurvedic medicine has been tested over time. For evaluated information of Sameera Pannaga Rasa SPR original research articles were searched from different journals. Clinically it has been proven safe and effective in treatment of various diseases like asthma rheumatic arthritis ankylosing spondylitis cervical spondylosis allergic rhinitis etc. One of the herbomineral formulation is Sameera Pannaga Rasa SPR which is most effective and hugely used in various ailments. There are different SPR with various constituents available in Ayurvedic text. Hence here is an effort to review its components and utilization in various diseases. lsquoSammerarsquo means lsquovatarsquo and lsquopannagarsquo means lsquoserpentrsquo also said as synonyms of lsquoVasukirsquo. It implies that the combination can control or kill lsquovatarsquo like a serpent. SPR consists of Parada gandhaka haratala manahshila and Gouripashana the arsenal drugs ldquotrimallardquo is used here which is very effective in kaphavrita vatavyadhi as it has ushna virya and sara guna. As a bhavna dravya tulasi swarasa is used which is Kapha vata hara and also proven effective in Kaphaja vyadhi. Nagaballi as an anupana has also been proven to be effective over vata and kapha vyadhi.