European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ONDIFFERENT METHODS OF HINGULA SHODHANA W.S.R TO RASA TARANGINI AND RASA TANTRA SAARA EVUM SIDDHA PRAYOGA SANGRAHA

Dr. R. Surjith*, Dr. M. R. Pandya and Dr. Udhaya Shankar

ABSTRACT

The word Rasashastra literally means the “Science of mercury”. It is a specialized branch of Ayurveda dealing mainly with materials which are known as „Rasa dravyas‟. Hingula(Cinnabar) is a rasa dravya; 7th Sadharana rasavarga in Rasa Ratna Samucchaya. Ashuddha Hingula is one of the toxic material that leads to various diseases like prameha(diabetes mellitus), citta-vibhrama (delirium), andhatwa (darkness before eyes), klama(tiredness), and sariraksinatwa (emaciation). Therefore, hingula(cinnabar) should be properly purified before it‟s therapeutic use. Various methods of hingulshodhan is described in various Rasa Shastra texts, this study deals the descriptions from Rasa Tarangini and Rasa Tantra Saaraevum Siddha Prayoga Sangraha, the methods of shodhana, the time difference of shodhankaala and also the medicinal uses of Hingula.

Keywords: Hingula Shodhana, Rasa Tarangini, Rasa Tantra Saara Siddha Prayoga Sangraha.