PHARMACEUTICAL STUDY OF RASA KARPURA

Rasa means parada and karpura refers to sweta varna similar to karpura. Rasa Karpura is a nirgandha type of Kupipakva Rasayana. Used for treating phiranga roga, atisara, twak vikara, etc. Although various references of Rasakarpura preparation are described in different classical texts but for present study the reference selected from Rasa Tarangini (6/65-75) which dealt with simple techniques. Rasa Karpura is prepared with parada, Sandra gandakaamla (con. Sulphuric acid) 1:1½ and equal quantity of Saindava lavana. The preparation was carried out by adopting both Open and Closed methods. The results obtained showed a quantitative significant with evident variations between the two products.