ANIMAL BASED REMEDIES OF CHAKRADUTTHA

Abstract

During prehistoric period man used to wander like animals and live by hunting animals and birds. Gradually man made close association with them and they became pets. Animals be-came the wealth of ancient Aryans and they were used for farm work and also to pull vehi-cles. Animals gave milk and food to the human beings. In day-to-day life animals and birds became part and parcel of their life. Hence special care was taken regarding their health and man developed Pasu Ayurveda. During the Vedic period, Maharishis observed the im-portance of animals and birds in sacrificial rituals and they also started the protection of health of animals. Pasu Ayurveda was developed in various branches like Ashwa Ayurveda, Gaja Ayurveda and Go Ayurveda etc. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that as many as 80% of the world's more than six billion people rely primarily on animal and plant-based medicines. The healing of human ailments by using therapeutics based on medi-cines obtained from animals or ultimately derived from them is known as zoo-therapy. De-spite their importance, studies on the therapeutic use of animals and animal parts have been neglected, when compared to plants1.Chakraduttha was the greatest and a renowned commentator of various Ayurvedic samhitas. Chakrapani's best known books on ancient medical science are Chikitsa samgraha, Dravyaguna and Sarvasara samgraha. So the attempt is made to reveal the contribution of Chakraduttha towards zoo- therapy has taken.