The scientific basis of rasa (taste) of a substance as a tool to explore its pharmacological behavior

The scientific basis of rasa (taste) of a substance as a tool to explore its pharmacological behavior

Background: A rational and well-developed pharmacological basis forms the foundation of therapeutics in Ayurveda. The principles and theories of Ayurveda need to be validated in the scientific context in order to harness the millennia old knowledge. Rasa (taste) of the substance is the foremost tool...

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Main Authors: Sudipta Kumar Rath, Asit Kumar Panja, Lalit Nagar, Ashashri Shinde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Ancient Science of Life
Subjects:
Ayurveda
drug discovery
mahābhŪta
rasa
taste
Online Access:http://www.ancientscienceoflife.org/article.asp?issn=0257-7941;year=2014;volume=33;issue=4;spage=198;epage=202;aulast=Rath

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