A Brief Review of Medicinal Properties of Nirgundi (Vitex negundo Linn.) from Nighantus
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Increasing adverse drug reaction due to overuse of synthetic drugs and surprising outcome of herbal drug therapy; which has been proven clinically for various ailments by evidence based researches, has motivated humans to returns to mother nature for safer remedies and healthy livelihood. Nirgundi (Vitexnegundo Linn.) is one the valuable herb from our ancient texts. Nirgundi (Vitexnegundo Linn.) has also been therapeutically indicated and used successfully by Ayurvedic practitioners for various diseases like vataroga, kusthakrimi, gulma, aruchi. The present work aims to explore description regarding medicinal properties of Nirgundi elaborated in various Nighantus in chronological order adding a new domain to its knowledge status and medicinal use.
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Neha Soni, Jyoti Markam, Pravin Joshi, Om Prakash Rout
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