TRINETRA RASA: A LITERARY REVIEW
Deekshitha S.*, Gazala Hussain, Vinay R. Kadibagil and Chaitanya S. Badami
ABSTRACT
Rasashastra is a branch that deals with Ayurveda pharmaceutics that deals with formulations that have metals, minerals, etc. Various formulations are mentioned in rasashastra that can be categorized as khalviya yoga, parpati yoga, kupipakwa yoga and pottali yoga. Among these the most commonly practiced is khalviya yoga. Trinetra rasa is one such formulation that is described in various ayurveda treatises. Trinetra rasa comes under khalviya rasa preparation. But there are a few references where after mixing the ingredients, a bolus is made is is subjected to heat in a Valuka yantra.A detailed literary search is carried on various Rasashastra texts and different Trinetra rasa with their, ingredients, Bhavana dravya, dose, indications are complied. Six varieties of Trinetra rasa were found with different ingredients and indications in various Ayurvedic texts.
Keywords: Trinetra rasa, Ayurveda pharmaceutics, khalviya yoga, rasashastra.
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