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ABOUT
The Ayruveda term Gajput implies to a specific setup prepared to cook/roast medicinal ingredients or mixtures at a optimum specific temperature for ideal end-result formulation. Gajput process requires construction of pit in the ground 2 ft by 2ft square and 2ft deep (Ayurveda books mention 1.5 Hand X 1.5 Hand X 1.5 Hand length which is approximated as 2ft). This pit is covered with dry cow-dung collected in their natural state. The medicine to be cooked is put in a sealed vessel and placed in between the dung cakes. The dung cakes are set to flame and the medicine is allowed to cook till the dung-cakes burn out.
NOTE
- Many times in place of cow-dung cakes, wood /dry twigs/ branches from specific plants as per formulation demands are used .
- The number of times the entire burning process is repeated is denoted as that many number of Gajputs. For example if a formulation requires 8 Gajput then the entire contents are cooked 8 times in the above described setup where each and every material except the pit created is prepared fresh
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