RATIONALITY OF SWARNA PRASHAN IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
1 Senior Research Fellow P.G. Department of Ay. Pediatrics (Kaumarbhritya) National institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur-302002 Rajasthan, India
2 Lecturer, P.G. Department of Ay. Pediatrics (Kaumarbhritya), National institute of Ayurveda Jaipur-302002, Rajasthan, India
3 Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda Director General, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) New Delhi
Corresponding Author:Dr. Mahapatra Arun Kumar
Swarna (Gold) is well acclaimed for its therapeutic efficacy in Ayurveda texts. Both internal and external use of Swarna (Gold) has been prescribed. As a cultural practice, swarna prashan/lehan is very popular in india. In this samskara, swarna Bhasma with herbs like Vacha Churna (Acorus calamus ), Brahmi (Bacopa Monnieri) mixed with Honey and ghee is administered to the new born baby for enhancing immunity as well as for intellectual development. All ancient Ayurvedic texts and particularly Kashyap samhita, details of swarna lehan with it therapeutic utility is described. Swarna Prashan is done by various means including raw gold, Swarna Bhasma etc. Studies shows that by classical bhasmikaran process as described in texts of Ayurveda, there is reduction in the particle size of gold to dimension of about 56-57 nm. Analysis of Various experimental studies shows that Swarna Bhasma possesses immunomodulatory, free radical scavenging activity, antistress activity and analgesic activity. Toxicity study shows that chronic administration of Swarna Bhasma is non toxic as judged by various laboratory and histological parameters. However, scientific evidences regarding the safety and efficacy of Swarna prashan in pediatric practice is lacking and hence this practice should be avoided or used with utmost caution.
sellKeywords
format_list_numberedReferences
- Zhao Huaizhi, Ning Yuantao. China's ancient gold drugs. Gold Bulletin. March 2001, Volume 34, Issue 1, pp 24-29
- Dutta PK, General and Inorganic chemisty, Vol II, 11th edition, Sarat Book House, Kolkata, 1996, 173
- Shastri Kashinath. Rasatarangini Of Sadanandsharmavirchit. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 11th edition (Reprint),(2000) Panchadash Tarang. pp 368
- Sushruta, Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Ambika Datta Shastri. 14th ed. Sharirasthana 10/17. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series; 2004. p. 26.
- Vagbatt, Ashtang Hridaya, Vidvanamanoranjini Hindi Commentry by Pt. Kashinath Shastri. In: Tripathi I, Tripathi S, editors. Uttaratantra, 1/01-10. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 1994.
- Vagbatt, Ashtang Hridaya, Vidvanamanoranjini Hindi Commentry by Pt. Kashinath Shastri. In: Tripathi I, Tripathi S, editors. Uttaratantra, 1/08-10. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 1994.
- Sushruta, Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Ambika Datta Shastri. 14th ed. Sharirasthana 10/68-70. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series; 2004.
- Vagbatt, Ashtang Hridaya, Vidvanamanoranjini Hindi Commentry by Pt. Kashinath Shastri. In: Tripathi I, Tripathi S, editors. Uttaratantra, 1/42-49. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 1994.
- Shastri Kashinath. Rasatarangini of Sadanandsharmavirchit. Motilal Banarsidas Publishers Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 11th edition (Reprint), (2000) Panchadash Tarang. pp 368
- Brown C, Bushell G R, whitehouse M, Agrawal Ds, Tupe S G, Paknikar K Metal, Nano gold pharmaceutics:(i) The use of colloidal gold to treat experimentally-induced arthritis in rat models; (ii) Characterization of the gold in Swarna Bhasma, a microparticulate used in tradition Indian medicine, Gold Bull, 40 (2007)245-250
- Hillyer J F, Albrecht RM. Gastrointestinal persorption and tissue distribution of differently sized colloidal gold nanoparticles. J Pharm Sci. 2001 Dec ;90(12): 1927-36)
- Bajaj S, Ahmad I, Raisuddin S, Vohora SB. Augmentation of non-specific immunity in mice by gold preparations used in traditional systems of medicine. Indian J Med Res. 2001 May: 113: 192-6)
- Bajaj S, Ahmad I, Fatima M, Raisuddin S, Vohora SB. Immunomodulatory activity of a unani gold preparation used in Indain system of medicine. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 1999 Feb;21(1):151-61)
- Mitra A, Chakravory S, Auddy B, Tripathy P, sen S, saha AV, Mukherjee B. Evaluation of chemical constituents and free radical scavenging activity of swarna bhasma (gold ash), and ayurvedic drug. J Ethnopharmacol 2002 May;80 (2-3):147-53)
- Mutlu B, Aksoy N, Cakir H, Celik H, Erel O. The effects of the mode of delivery on oxidative-antioxidative balance. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Nov; 24(11):1367-70. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2010.548883. Epub 2011 Jan 19.
- Szalagatys-Sidorkiewicz A, Zagierski M, Renke J, Korzon M. Antioxidative properties of human milk. Med Wieku Rozwoj. 2004 Apr-Jun;8(2 Pt 2):353-8.
- Bajaj S, Vohora SB. Analgesic activity of gold preparations used in Ayurveda & Unani-Tibb. Indian J Med Res. 1998 Sep; 108:104-11.
- Shah ZA, Gilani RA, Sharma P, Vohora SB. Attenuation of stress-elicited brain catecholamines, serotonin and plasma corticosterone levels by calcined gold preparations used in Indian system of medicine. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2005 Jun; 96(6):469-74.
- Mitra A, Chakraborty S, Auddy B, Tripathi P, Sen S, Saha AV, Mukherjee B. Evaluation of chemical constituents and free-radical scavenging activity of Swarnabhasma (gold ash), an ayurvedic drug. Ethnopharmacol. 2002 May;80(2-3):147-53.
How to Cite
Kumar, D. M. A., Ojha, D. N. K., & Kumar, P. A. (2013). RATIONALITY OF SWARNA PRASHAN IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v3i3.04
American Psychological Association Style