AN UPDATED REVIEW OF HINGULESHWARA RASA – A HERBO-MINERAL FORMULATION

The oldest surviving healing system is the Ayurvedic system. Rasashastra is a branch of Ayurveda that is considered a therapeutic utilization of metallic-mineral substances for treating various diseases. There are several famous classical formulations successfully practised in Ayurveda for treating disease, but there is a lack of data regarding their proper pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics. One of the widely practised Ayurvedic formulations is Hinguleshwara Rasa. Hinguleshwara Rasa is a known herbo-mineral Kharaliya Rasayana formulation. Different classical references of Hinguleshwara Rasa are created with different compositions. The present study is focused on compiling all available literature regarding the pharmacological actions and properties of in-vivo, invitro, and clinical studies done on Hinguleshwara Rasa.