CONTROVERSIES REGARDING ARJUNA (TERMINALIA ARJUNA) IN AYURVEDA

Authors

  • Mishra Kamayani P.G.Scholar Dravyaguna department PTKLS Government Ayurveda College Bhopal (M.P.)
  • Barange Vijeta P.G.Scholar dept. of Rognidan & vikriti vigyan PTKLS Government Ayurveda College Bhopal (M.P.)

Keywords:

controversial drugs, Arjuna, Ayurveda

Abstract

India is a very vast country with different languages, climatic conditions, and different people with different dietary habits. So, naturally plants are known by different names in various parts of the country. And it has created controversies among plants. Controversial plants have their roots in past. For ex. Arka is a name of sun, mantra, food and plant. Thus one word arka has got many meanings. Likewise a synonym bhadra has been used for 7 different plants. This legacy has resulted in the controversies of plants in Ayurveda. In present era Proper identification is a major problem facing by Ayurveda system. There are no definite rules given for proper identification and for a single drug various synonyms are given which lead a controversial situation. Here in this article the controversies related Arjuna, has been tried to clarify.

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Published

15-09-2018

How to Cite

Mishra Kamayani, & Barange Vijeta. (2018). CONTROVERSIES REGARDING ARJUNA (TERMINALIA ARJUNA) IN AYURVEDA. International Journal of Applied Ayurved Research, 3(9), 1255–1260. Retrieved from https://ijaar.in/index.php/journal/article/view/572

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 9 (2018): JUL-AUG 2018

Section

Review Articles
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