MD Rasa Shastra & Bhaisajya Kalpana

Moreover, this course also encourages students to prepare various untouched and exclusive Rasakalpas (e.g. Pottali kalpas) mentioned in Rasagranthas.

Students are taught various process and steps involved in identification of authentic raw material, application of standardized processing techniques. By the end of the course, the candidate will possess hands on experience on production of quality drugs from packaging to storing of drugs such as churna, vati, gugglu kalpa, siddha tail, ghruta, and avaleha.

Mostly importantly, this course of Ayurveda imparts knowledge in meeting the challenges in the field of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics; especially about standardization of Ayurvedic formulations to meet world expectations.

After completing MD Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, you can work as a researcher or as an Ayurvedic in centres especially dedicated to this branch or in Ayurvedic hospitals that have Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana facility.

• Research Methodology
• Medical Statistics
• Fundamental principles of Rasa Shastra, Bhaishajya Kalpana, Rasachikitsa, Ashuddha and Apakwa Bhasma- sevan Dosha and its management
• Aushadha Sevan Kaal and Prayoga Marga – Introduction
• Aushadha Yoga(formulation) – Introduction
• Introduction to principles of Aushadha Nirmana
• Kashaya, Panchavidha Kashaya and other
• Kalpana – Concept brief
• Rasashala, Rasa Mandapa – Introduction
• Introduction to pharmacy in accordance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Rasa Ratnasamuchchaya, Rasendra Chintamani, Rasa Tarangini, Sharngadhara Samhita, Chakradutta and Bharat Bhaishajya Ratnakara – Critical study
• Introduction to methods of analytical, toxicity
• Experimental and clinical validation of classical and proprietary Ayurvedic formulations.
• New dosage forms – Introduction
  Introduction to advance instruments of analysis like XRD, XRF, SEM-E-Dax, ICP analysis, Chromatography: TLC, gas chromatography, HPTLC, concept of Nanotechnology and its relevance to Aushadha-Nirman.
• The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) and The Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI) – Introduction
• Databases of medicinal plants published by CCRAS, ICMR and others – Introduction
• Shodhan, Marana, Amritikarana of Rasa Dravya (Practical)
• Preparation of different dosage forms (Practical)
• Pharmacop oeial standards of raw and prepared drugs (Practical)
• Mineralogical Identification (Raw materials)
• Physical form – Crystal and Amorphous (Raw materials)
• Hardness on Moh’s scale (Raw materials)
• Fracture and Cleavage (Raw materials)
• Streak test (Raw materials)
• Luster (Raw materials)
• Plant Material – Macroscopic and Microscopic examination
• Prepared dosage forms: Solid dosage forms (Rasaushadhi), powders (Churna),
• Tablets, Semisolid dosage forms, Liquids
• Preparation of drugs – Practical
• Drug analysis
• Spotting of drugs and ingredients
• Viva