Article: INSIGHT OF BIDA LAVANA WITH ITS SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS STANDARD MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE: A REVIEW

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.16130

Pages: 156-160

Author: Nidhi B Kanakhara *, Kunal Gohil

Abstract: There are five different types of Lavana mentioned in various texts of Ayurveda. Among them, “Bida Lavana” is one of them. It is mentioned among Lavana Panchaka in some of the texts of Rasashastra. Chemically it is identified as Ammonium Chloride, (NH4Cl). It is an artificial Lavana that is prepared by mixing Amalaki and Romaka Lavana which is mentioned in Rasa Tarangini. In Rasa Jala Nidhi, it is mentioned to mix the Romaka Lavana, Haritaki, Amalaki and Svarjika Kshara to prepare Bida Lavana. It has a greyish-white color and having crystalline nature. It has properties like Ruchikara (sensitizes taste buds), Tikshnata (Sharp), Ushna (Hot), Suksma (ability to enter into minute channels of the body) Laghu (light to digest) and Agnidipaka (good appetizer). It possesses Kshariya Rasa (alkaline taste).

Keyword: Lavana Panchaka, Rasashastra, Bida Lavana, X-ray fluorescence, Energy Dispervise X-ray Analysis, Romaka Lavana.