PHARMACEUTICAL REVIEW OF SNEHA KALPANA AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN AYURVEDA

Abstract

Sneha Kalpana is a unique contribution to Ayurvedic science and it ensures the transformation of the active therapeutic properties of the ingredients to the solvents. It is mainly of two types-Ghrita Kalpana and Taila Kalpana. Sneha Kalpana is done in the three phases. The first phase consists of Sneha Murchana, followed by second phase of Sneha Paka and finally there is third phase called Paka Siddhi. This process ensures transformation of the active therapeutic properties of the ingredients to the solvents and hence to get fat soluble, water soluble or even the chemical constituents which are soluble in various media. Here we provide a review of the Sneha Kalpana process and its property of absorbing the principles of drug and stores it for longer period without losing its property.