REVIEW ON MOOLINI DRAVYA IN CHARAK SAMHITA

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Acharya Charaka mentioned 16 plant drugs of which moola (root) is the useful part. These drugs are mainly indicated for vaman, virechan and shirovirechan karma.Acharya Charaka mentioned the name of drugs,useful part and karma. Here in the present article properties of these drugs are given collectively. Nighantus are earlier writings than Chark samhita so description of other useful parts also found. In case of the drugs Adhoguda, Shanapushpi, Jyotishmati, Bimbi, Dravanti,vishanika and Kshirini main useful part is other than root. The description is given according to Bhavprakash Nighantu. There is scope for further study to evaluate the properties of roots of these drugs