ABSTRACT
A widespread perception that prevails among Ayurvedic scholars is that there is no need for carrying out any research in Ayurveda because whatever has been written in ancient classical texts is the ultimate truth and has been written only after sound research. Col. Ram Nath Chopra wrote against this trend and raised the issue in 1933 when he suggested that attempts must be made to separate the good herbs from the useless ones and for this, a systematic investigation of these drugs must be undertaken. In classical Ayurvedic medicine, plant parts like root, bark, flower, seed, fruit and leaves are used for their specific therapeutic activities. Like many other drugs of the classical period, the profile of Dashamuulaarishta also changed with the passage of time. A clinical trial with four single drugs – Commiphora mukul oleoresin, Acorus calamus. Inula racemosa and Terminalia arjun may provide sufficient leads for pruning complicated cardioprotective formulations.
