Bhaishajya Kalpana & Rasa Shastra

Bhaishajya kalpana is the pharmaceutical department dealing with various types of medicinal
preparations, their formulations, dosage etc. told in Ayurveda. Rasa shastra is a branch of pharmacy
dealing with study of chemical substances used as medicines in ayurveda & their detoxification &
processing etc.
Bhaishajya kalpana is the pharmaceutical department dealing with various types of medicinal
preparations, their formulations, dosage etc. told in Ayurveda. Bhaishajya Kalpana is composed of
two words, Bhaishajya - Drug and Kalpana - Processing. Processing means samskarana, done in order
to establish the change in the qualities / properties of the drug either by inducing a new property or
improving the existing one and finally making the drug safe and more effective.
Rasa shastra is a branch of pharmacy dealing with study of chemical substances used as medicines in
ayurveda & their detoxification & processing etc. Rasashastra means Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics and
as such it deals mainly with the drugs of mineral origin, their varieties, characteristics, processing
techniques, properties and their therapeutic uses along with the descriptions of various apparatus,
different kinds of furnaces, heating devices and heating schedules.
Thus, Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana are the most important branch of learning in the field of
Ayurveda. No drug can be formulated or cure any disease.
No branch of Ayurveda can exist independently without the aid of Bhaishajya or Aushadha
(medicinal preparations). Only a competent physician who has mastered the knowledge of different
medicaments can treat all types of diseases. To save the lives of ailing people he should also have a
thorough grip on the principles of the formulations and their practical application.
with the art and skill of formulation, a poisonous drug can be transmuted into a safe and effective
drug. A simple drug can be converted into a most potent one. Therefore, Ayurveda, the Science of
Health and Healing has given great emphasis to the comprehensive knowledge of drugs, preservation
and dispensing of prepared drugs under the broad heading known as Rasashastra and Bhaishajya
Kalpana.