Physico-chemical Standardization of Agni Rasa

Abstract

Agni Rasa is a Khalviya Rasayana mentioned under Agnimandya Rogadhikara in the text Bhaishajya Ratnavali. It is mainly indicated for Ajeerna Roga. The five key ingredients of Agni Rasa are Shuddha Vatsanabha, Vacha, Kushta, Musta and Maricha. Agni Rasa was prepared in three batches. The Analytical study was done for all the three samples. The study includes organoleptic characters, physicochemical characters like Loss on drying at 110°c, Water soluble extractive, Acid soluble extractive, Total ash, Acid insoluble ash, pH and Disintegration time.