STANDARDIZATION OF BINDU FOR NASYA.

Dose is a very important factor in any of the Panchakarma procedures to get optimum efficacy of the therapy. Nasya is the major procedure in Panchakarma. Bindu is the unit of measurement explained for the dose of Nasya. In routine Ayurvedic practice one Bindu is considered as one drop (0.05ml), but according to the definition of Bindu and standardized quantity mentioned by Acharayas, it is 1 Shana .which is ten times more than routinely practiced dose .The present paper deals with classical concept of Bindu and its standardization for Nasya. Objective:- 1. to standardize the process to measure the dose of Bindu.2.Accordingly to standardize the dose of one Bindu. Method and Material:- 90 volunteers aged between 16 to 60 years were considered, 30 in each group, irrespective of sex and age were selected for the study. Group A: 32 drops of Tila Taila (sesame oil) were dropped from anguli. Group B: 32 drops of Tila Taila by dropper. Group C- 32 Bindu of Tila Taila the method explained by Acharya Hemadri. Statistical analysis: Results were observed and tabulation of data with a statistical commentary based on percentages of different observations has been done. Results:- Study shows variation in quantity of Bindu. Conclusion:- Analysis of the results showed that Bindu is not equivalent to drop. Routinely practised dose counted by dropper is 10 times less compared to classical Bindu.