Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON VANGA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SHODHANA AND MARANA

Kavya S. B.* and Sharma Shreeshananda V.

ABSTRACT

Vanga(Tin) is known since prehistoric period. It is referred as Trapu in the Vedas and Mahabharata. From olden times to till today it has been used in making alloys like Bronze by mixing it with Copper and Zinc. Dhalana method is commonly followed for shodhana of Vanga. Common medias used are Churnodaka, Arka Dugdha, Haridra churna yuktha Nirgundi Swarasa. More than 40 marana procedures have been compiled from various texts of Rasashastra. Out of them most of the procedures involved Jarana method followed by Bhavana and subjecting to puta. Vanga Bhasma has various properties and it is effective in many diseases with different Anupana. Recent researches have proved that Vanga bhasma is effective in Prameha and in Genitourinary disorders.

Keywords: Vanga, Shodhana, Marana, Prameha, Genito-urinary disorders.