10Apr 2019

PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS IN AYURVEDA.

  • Professor & Head, M.D Ph.D. (Ayu), Department of Rasashastra And Bhaishajya Kalpana, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College Of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan-573201, Karnataka, India.
  • Associate professor, M.D (Ayu), Department of Rasashastra And Bhaishajya Kalpana, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College Of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan-573201, Karnataka, India.
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Ayurveda pharmaceutics deals with the preparation of medicines using herbal, mineral, metallic, marine drugs, etc. It also deals with dietetic preparations. Pathya is an important aspect in the maintenance of health. Many dietetic preparations are mentioned in ayurveda pharmaceutics and few are fermentation products. There are preparations that are hydro alcoholic in nature termed as sandhana kalpas. These preparations have therapeutic effect as well as have nutritive value. These formulations and dietetic preparations have the effect of probiotics and prebiotics.


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[Vinay R. Kadibagil and Gazala Hussain. (2019); PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS IN AYURVEDA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Apr). 833-836] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr Vinay R Kadibagil
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8893      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8893