Rasa Nirdhāraṇa (assessment of taste) of Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.: A preliminary study in healthy volunteers

Rasa Nirdhāraṇa (assessment of taste) of Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.: A preliminary study in healthy volunteers

Background: Rasa (a concept corresponding to taste) is the only perceivable parameter for drug identification in Ayurveda. The Ayurvedic pharmacological principles such as guṇa (quality), vîrya (potency) and vipāka (effect of biotransformation) are inferred based on the identified Rasa of a drug. Al...

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Main Authors: Reshmi Pushpan, K Nishtewsar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Ancient Science of Life
Subjects:
Ayurveda
Assessment of Taste
ethnomedicinal
Leonotisnepetifolia (L.) R.Br
Rasa nirdharana
structured questionnaire
Tikta rasa.
Online Access:http://www.ancientscienceoflife.org/article.asp?issn=0257-7941;year=2014;volume=33;issue=3;spage=186;epage=191;aulast=Pushpan

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