LITERARY REVIEW ON YASAD (ZINC) W.S.R. IN AYURVEDIC RESERVE

Dr. Trupti Gupta*, Dr. Arun Kumar Gupta and Dr. Swati Garg

ABSTRACT

The Puti-Lohas, whichhave now been accepted, are the Naga (Lead), Vanga (Tin) and Yasada (Zinc),Yasada, being not known clearly to the world till the seventeenth century.With increasing knowledge of risk of nanomaterials, it becomes imperative to assess the safety of Nano particulate Ayurvedic medicines using toxicity models. Drug yashadapushpawhich showed significant size reduction in cotton pellet granuloma model, indicates its anti-inflammatory and anti proliferative effect6. In the pharmaco clinical study on Madhumeha, Yashadacompound was observed to have a marginally better effect than Shilajatu. We are using zinc as aimmunomodulator in current scenario Covid-19. Yasadbhasma is the form of a zinc so yasadbhasm can use as a immunomodulatory. Many researches have proved as aImmunomodulatory. Yasadbhasm also can use in Diabetes mellitus, Vicharchika & SwetapradaraThe therapeutic dose was ranging in between 300 mg – 1 gm. Different preparations of Yashadabhasma. Yashadamritamalaharamight have contributed in reducing the symptoms of Vicharchikaon external application.

Keywords: Yasad, Zinc.