title: Concept of ayurvedic sodhana method and its effects with reference to sulphur.
abstract: SODHANA, which literally means purification, is a procedure necessary for every drug before taking it for adding in any compound or subjecting it for further processes like Bhasmikarana (incineration) etc. Purified drug in the lines of modern science is different from, that of Ayurveda as the former is cent percent the main drug only and latter may contain other particles also. Present paper gives the details of Sodhana along with such methods practically done on Sulphur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rasa-Shastra, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India.
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authors.lastname: Joshi