Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PATHA (CISSAMPELOS PARIERA LINN.)- A CLASSICAL DRUG

Dr. Himani*(M.D. Dravyaguna Scholar), Dr. B. K. Kaushik (Proffesor), Dr. Rosy Gupta (Reader), Dr. Shalini Tewari (Reader) and Dr. Ankita (Lecturer)

.

Abstract

Patha is one of the widely used medicinal plants since Vedic period. In classical texts, the plant is also cited as an edible leafy vegetable apart from its medicinal properties. Patha is indicated in the treatment of various disease conditions as a single drug and as an ingredient of many compound formulations. In the present review, literary review of Ayurvedic classical plant Patha has been described which encompasses botanical description, synonyms, therapeutic uses, pharmacological activity, properties, uses and recent research of Cissampelos pareira Linn which may help us to know the effectiveness of Cissampelos pareira Linn.

Keywords: Cissampelos pareira, Menispermaceae, India traditional medicine.