Abstract:
Ayurvedic system of medicine is as old as the Vedic age. Now-a-days people give preference to the Ayurvedic medicines as the allopathic
medicines are costlier and have side effects. Ayurve.medi. are based on plants, animals extracts & minerals both in single ingredient drugs and
compound formulations, however, Ayurveda does not rule out any substances from being used as a potential sources of medicines. Ayurvedic
compound formulatins are mainly dived into two :(1) Kasthausadhi (2) Rasausadhi. There are several categories such as Asavaristra, Avleha,
Grafa Churena, Taila etc. and of Rasausadhis such as Bhasma, Pisti, Lauha, Kapibadkva, Rasayana etc. The Ayurvedic drugs are derived from
vegetable sources from the various parts of plants like roof, leaf, flower fruit part or plant as a whole. There are about 21 varieties of compound
formulations in which some of the single drugs of animal origin(52nos.) Mineral origin(55nos.) & plant origin (351 nos.) are used. The details of the single drugs
and other particulars can be had from the Ayurvedic formulary of India, published by GOI, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
