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<p style="text-align:justify;">The Sanskrit term “rasa” denotes a wide spectrum of meanings viz.  “sap”, “juice”, “essence”, “taste, flavor”, “delight”, “charm,” and “sentiment,” etc. In [[Ayurveda|Ayurveda]], the term denotes taste/flavor, primary circulating nutritional fluid (ahararasa), fresh juice of plant (svarasa). In the context of rasashastra it indicates quicksilver, mercury (parada) and other precious metals. In [[Ayurveda|Ayurveda]], the primary taste is one of the identifying markers of the dravya. Apart from the contemporary meaning of taste, the concept of rasa has a wider pharmacological approach. The taste plays a vital role in deriving the pharmacological activity profile of the medicines. A physician, well acquainted with the classification of rasa and [[Dosha|dosha]], seldom commits blunders in ascertaining the etiology, symptomatology, and treatment of [[Vyadhi|diseases]].<ref>Nishteswar K. Watermark of original Ayurveda: Is it fading away in current clinical practice and research? Ayu [Internet]. 2014 [cited 2022 Oct 10];35(3):219. Available from: /pmc/articles/PMC4649574/</ref>  This chapter describes concept of rasa (taste) with its applications in pharmacotherapeutics. </p>

The Sanskrit term “rasa” denotes a wide spectrum of meanings viz.  “sap”, “juice”, “essence”, “taste, flavor”, “delight”, “charm,” and “sentiment,” etc. In [[Ayurveda|Ayurveda]], the term denotes taste/flavor, primary circulating nutritional fluid (ahararasa), fresh juice of plant (svarasa). In the context of rasashastra it indicates quicksilver, mercury (parada) and other precious metals. In [[Ayurveda|Ayurveda]], the primary taste is one of the identifying markers of the dravya. Apart from the contemporary meaning of taste, the concept of rasa has a wider pharmacological approach. The taste plays a vital role in deriving the pharmacological activity profile of the medicines. A physician, well acquainted with the classification of rasa and [[Dosha|dosha]], seldom commits blunders in ascertaining the etiology, symptomatology, and treatment of [[Vyadhi|diseases]].<ref>Nishteswar K. Watermark of original Ayurveda: Is it fading away in current clinical practice and research? Ayu [Internet]. 2014 [cited 2022 Oct 10];35(3):219. Available from: /pmc/articles/PMC4649574/</ref>  This chapter describes concept of rasa (taste) with its applications in pharmacotherapeutics. </div>

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