• Dr.Megha Gaurkhede
• Dr.C.E.Lagad
• Dr.R.K.Ingole

The Ayurvedic medicinal system has been in vogue since the Vedic period or even earlier. It emphasizes on the maintenance, promotion of health and curing the diseases. Thus, Ayurveda was developed to safe guard Arogya (health) which is considered to be essential for the achievement of the four primary objects of life viz. Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Rasa Chikitsa is the best therapy among others due to quicker recovery from diseases and effective in even very small doses. In present era Ayurvedic physicians profusely use minerals, metals, gems and some of animals as well as vegetable products. While our modern counterparts rarely except metallic preparation for internal use, as modern pharmacology does not recommend such type of preparation for therapeutic purposes. Ayurvedic physicians are of the view that different Ayurvedic pharmaceutical processing’s like Shodhana, Marana, Samskara, Jarana etc. convert metallic preparations into non-toxic. RAS Sindoor is a herbo mineral preparation, in powder form. Rasashastra, the pharmaceutical science, deals mainly with the processing and therapeutic utilization of mercury, metals, and minerals. It aims at designing novel drugs with better curative attributes at minimum doses1 .Kupipakwa rasayana2 is a unique pharmaceutical preparation wherein the drug is prepared in a glass bottle called kupi and the processing is done in a traditional furnace with a gradual rise in temperature. RasSindoor is shown to contain mercury sulphide crystalline in nature with crystallite size ranging from 25 to 50 nm associated with several organic macromolecules derived from the plant extract used during the processing of the drug. Several macro/trace elements are also found to be present in different amounts, which were bio-available and responsible for adding to the medicinal value of Ras-Sindoor. 3

Ayurveda, Kupipakva Rasayana, Herbo mineral preparation, Ras Sindoor.

"‘’A CRITICAL REVIEW STUDY ON KUPIPAKWA RASAYANA AND RAS SINDOOR’’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.g275-g282, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402637.pdf

"‘’A CRITICAL REVIEW STUDY ON KUPIPAKWA RASAYANA AND RAS SINDOOR’’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppg275-g282, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402637.pdf