Open AccessRasa Nirdhāran.a (assessment of taste) of Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.: A preliminary study in healthy volunteers
Author(s) -
Reshmi Pushpan,
K Nishtewsar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ancient science of life/ancient science of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9547
pISSN - 0257-7941
DOI - 10.4103/0257-7941.144625
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , astringent , ayurvedic medicine , taste , medicine , karma , pharmacology , chemistry , food science , philosophy , theology , buddhism
Rasa (a concept corresponding to taste) is the only perceivable parameter for drug identification in Ayurveda. The Ayurvedic pharmacological principles such as guṇa (quality), vīrya (potency) and vipāka (effect of biotransformation) are inferred based on the identified Rasa of a drug. All these principles together predict the probable spectrum of drug action in Ayurveda. It is mandatory to screen a drug in the Ayurvedic pharmacological perspective to incorporate it into Ayurvedic materia medica.