PHARMACEUTICO-ANALYATICAL STUDY OF KUSHMANDA GHRITHA AND ASSESSMENT OF ITS ANTI CONVULSANT ACTIVITY ON ALBINO MICE

Abstract

Sneha Kalpana are the formulations where Ghrita and Taila are used as base to extract water soluble and lipid soluble active principles. Ghrita is considered as the best Sneha Dravya because of its speciality ie, “Samskarasyaanuvartanam” means Gritha carries the properties of Drug without leaving its own natural properties .Ghrita is also having Anti-oxidant property and ability to cross Blood Brain Barrier because of which Ghrita preparations are effectively used as Medya as well as in many psycho-somatic disorders. Kusmanda Ghrita is one of the such preparation, which is advised in Apasmara and acting as Medya. It is mentioned in Chakradatta in the context of Apasmara chikitsa1 .