Prof. Dr Muraleedharan A. K

Rasasasthra though it was originated and developed as a separate Science in the beginning, during the due course it completely merged with Ayurveda. It is not considered as one of the eight main branches of Ayurveda, however it gained so much importance that it has become an indispensable part of Ayurvedic treatment. The basic idea of Rasasasthra OR Indian Alchemy was to covert a lower metal in to a higher metal ie. Dhatuvadha and in due course the same concept of converting a weak body OR diseased body into a strong one has developed ie Dehavadha. Rasasasthra was developed to…