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Practical Handbook of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana
Authors: Anilkumar A
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Ayurveda, the science of life is having many branches to serve the humanity. Treatment to the diseased person depends upon Chikitsa chatushpada i.e. Bhishak (Physician), Dravya (Drug) , Upasthata (Author) and Rogi (Patient) Medicine is a tool by which diseases are eradicated. Genuine and standard medicines can only serve this purpose. Training in drug manufacturing is imparted to BAMS curriculum during their study period to make them confident in drug manufacturing, so that they may successfully treat their patients with genuine and standard medicines. Students learn a total 100 practicals in their tenure by conventional methods. These includes various processes such as washing , pounding, grinding , squeezing ,powdering , heating, melting, boiling, dehydrating, filtering , lavigation , puta , sublimation , distillation to convert the drug into suitable forms . Practical knowledge also includes the material identification, collection, preservation, storage, processing, physico chemical characterization, quality assessment, safety & efficacy evaluation, dose determination, new drug developments, packing, dispensing, and even to evaluate therapeutic uses.