Preparation of Soolanirmoolana Rasa - A Herbo-Mineral Formulation

Soolanirmoolana Rasa is a herbo mineral formulation explained in Rasatarangini- Vishopavisha vijnaneeya tarangam under the description of kupilu. It contains rasasindoora, gandhaka, sankha bhasma, saindhava, trikatu, jeeraka, amlavetasa and kupilu. It is prescribed in gastrointestinal diseases associated with pain. The work done on the pharmaceutical aspect of Soolanirmoolana rasa is explained in this research paper. For preparing rasasindoora, parada and gandhaka were subjeceted to sodhana separately, then samagunagandhaka kajjali was prepared and bhavana was done in vatankura kashaya. Sankha was subjected to sodhana first followed by three putas to get sankhabhasma. The upavisha kupilu was also purified, powdered and levigated in ardraka swarasa along with powders of other herbal and mineral drugs and finally rolled into pills having gunja pramana i.e. 125 mg size. The shade dried pills were then measured and stored in airtight glass bottles and kept away from sunlight and moisture. The process was done with 10g rasasindoora and a final product of 2134 pills having average weight of 124mg was obtained.Key words: Soolanirmoolana rasa, Agnivardhaka, Amahara, Sodhana, Bhavana, Upavisha.