Kshara Kalpana - A contribution to present medical practice

Various natural products are processed and used as medicine in Ayurveda. These medicinal products are used in different categories of dosage forms in Ayurveda Pharmaceuticals. Kshara Kalpana (alkaline preparation) is one of them. Kshara is a substance obtained from the ash of drugs of animal origin (Shankha, Kapardika, Pravala etc.), minerals (Tankana, Surya Kshara, Sarji Kshara etc.) and plants (Mulaka; Raphenus sativus Linn., Snuhi; Euphorbia nerifolia Linn., Apamarga; Achyranthes aspera linn.) origin, where water soluble alkaline portion is extracted from the ash of these drugs. Kshara Kalpana is the dosage form of alkaline substance, which may be used in a single or compound form