Abstract

COMPARATIVE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SHODHITA AND MARITA SHILAJATU

Anita Kumari*, R. S. Sarashetti, Kashinath Hadimur, K. A. Patil and Anil Bhardwaj

ABSTRACT

Shilajata is a herbomineral compound with many beneficial therapeutic properties. It is stated in charka that, there is no such Sadhya roga by which with the effect of Shilajatu cannot be treated. Shilajatu is benefiticial in all medicinal uses with all scientific manner when consumed eradicates whichever be the disease and strengthens the bala of the person. Shilajata is more effective than several currently available clinically efficacious immunomudulators. Benefits of Shilajatu are mainly antiaging, good aphrodisiac, Anti inflammatory, antiallergic and good antimicrobial agent. In the rashashastra texts, it is one among maharasa and exists in two types as 1-Gomutra Gandhi and 2- karapoora Gandhi Shilajatu. Among both of them gomutra Gandhi Shilajatu is consider superior and used for the preparation of medicine. The Samhita have classified into four (charaka) and six (susruta), Depending on the presence of metal ore found in the mountains from which the Shilajatu is collected. In ancient texts numbers of krimighna and kusthghna dravyas are explained. The word krimi is campared to various types of micro organismin contemporary science, which include bacteria and fungi etc. In ayurveda many herbal, mineral and herbomineral drugs are mentioned that are having antimicrobial properties. Shilajatu being one of the rasadravya explained in texts possessing krimighna and kusthghna properties. Shodhita shilajatu, marita shilajatu, Benzathine penicillin (antibacterial), Flucanazole (antifungal), distilled water formed the drug materials and 4 strains of bacteria & 2 strains of fungi, agar media, chemicals & glass wears formed the materials for study. Cup plate method was followed.

Keywords: Shodhita Shilajatu, Marita Shilajatu, Antimicrobial Activity, Cup Plate Method, Krimigna.