A REVIEW ON RASAUSHADHIS MENTIONED IN BHAISHAJYA RATNAVALI FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF GRAHANI ROGA

Gastro-Intestinal(GIT) Disorders form a significant part of medical practice in the world. Since ancient times till date, Grahani Roga has been a precursor and is also a major source of many GIT ailments. The word Grahani indicates the seat of Agni (digestive fire) helping in the digestion and metabolism of food. In classics, Grahani has been described to perform the functions like ingestion, digestion, absorption and assimilation of Aahara. The faulty lifestyle like changed eating habits and their patterns, busy schedules with abnormal-stressful life events, inadequate sleep and non- observance of Dinacharya, Ritucharya, Ratricharya and Sadvritta have been the etiological factors for thriving metabolic diseases within the community. Due to improper digestion of food, there is vitiation of the Doshas and Agni with associated predominant symptom being altered bowel habits like Constipation and Diarrhea, comprehensively termed as Grahani Roga. Symptomatology and causative factors of Grahani Roga can be considered similar to that of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. There are lots of classical texts available in Ayurveda but Bhaishajya Ratnavali by Govind Das Sen, a classic compendium contains a compilation and systematic categorization of the different herbal and herbo- mineral formulations & Pathya-Apathya for each disease. Rasaushadhis are appraised for their instant relief at minuscule doses which are useful in treating the majority of grave disease conditions. In this article, an attempt is made to collect the details of Rasaushadhis used in Grahani Roga and to analyze the mode of action of these individual Bhasmas and formulations based on their ingredients and efficacy at the level of Dosha, Dushya, Samprapti and Lakshanas.