Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume: 12 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 137-145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220219
Utility of Kanji as Per Rasaratna Samuchchaya - An Extensive Review
Ankita Prajapati1, Surekha S Medikeri2, Anand Katti3
1PG Scholar, Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College, Bengaluru.
2Professor and HOD, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College, Bengaluru.
3Associate Professor, Department of Samhita & Siddhanta, Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College, Bengaluru.
Corresponding Author: Ankita Prajapati
ABSTRACT
Sandhana Kalpana in Ayurveda proposes many alcoholic formulations. The medicinal values are extracted in a self-generated weak alcohol medium through fermentation. Kanji which is prepared by fermenting boiled masha dhanya with gruel of raktashali is given paramount importance. Kanji is a unique kind of formulation having vast utility. Rasaratna Samucchaya authored by Rasavagbhata emphasizes usefulness of kanji in many folds. This article is an effort to compile vast literature on kanji in Rasaratna Samuchchaya, analyse and present it systematically. The utility of kanji with reference to parada, maharasa, uparasa, sadharana rasa, loha, ratna are discussed.
Key words: Kanji, Kanjika, Rasaratna Samuchchaya.