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A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON MEDICINAL HERBS BENEFICIAL FOR EYES (NETRYA DRAVYA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AYURVEDIC LEXICON BHAVAPRAKASHA NIGHANTU

*Dr. Khaire Prachi Anand and Dr. Prashant B. Nandwate

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Abstract

The Netrya (beneficial for eyes) dravya and Chakshushya (improves vision health) dravya from Bhavaprakash nighantu which can be used in the treatment of various netra rogas are elaborated in this article. After describing their pharmacological properties in detail, the importance of studying tikta rasa, katu vipaka and laghu guna come to light. In this study, 21 dravya are found ushna veeryatmaka means kaphashamak in nature or have lekhana karma. Chakshu is main site of alochaka pitta and it needs to be protected from kaphadosha as both are opposite in their guna (properties). On the contrary 17 chakshushya dravya in this study are sheeta veeryatmaka and are madhura, sheeta and snigdha which acts by nurturing sapta rasadi dhatu, ojovardhan and therefore netrendriya poshana. Pittadhikya (vitiated Pitta) with vidagdhata, paaka and daaha can cause netra indriyabalahras and drushtidourbalya, so pittashamak (sheeta) dravya also have their role in pathology of eye disorders. So balancing both pitta and kapha and maintaining equilibrium of tridoshas plays important role in netrachikitsa. Abundantly found tikta rasa pacifies pitta dosha, also increases Vata and pacifies Kapha. Its laghu guna (lightness) is responsible for relieving avarodha in ashruvaha srotas (obstruction in channels) of netrendriya.

Keywords: Netrya, Chakshushya, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Ayurveda.