Pharmaceutical Preparation of Agnikumāra Rasa; A Herbo-mineral Preparation

Agnikumāra rasa is a herbo-mineral preparation indicated for disorders such as Udara, Yakrt vikaras, Gulma, Agnimandya etc. The reference for the same was obtained from the classical text Rasa Ratna Samucchaya. Preparation of this formulation requires special precaution as it contains rasa drugs and upavisha. Usage of such drugs without proper shodhana may cause adverse drug reactions. To ensure the efficacy along with safety of Rasaushadhis, care must be taken throughout the whole procedure. Now a days, Standard Operative Procedure (SOPs) are not followed properly while making medicines and hence may result in negative effects. By following Standard Operative Procedure genuine medicines can be prepared. Here, an effort is placed to validate the process of shodhana of rasa drugs and upavisha of the formulation Agnikumāra rasa and thus to develop a standard operative procedure of the preparation of the same.