A REVIEW ARTICLE ON ANTI-DIABETIC ACTIVITY OF WITHANIA COAGUNS
Aarya Abhijit Tanawade*, Aishwarya Johnson D’ Souza, Renuka Pradip Dabholkar and Pratik Prakash Terase
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Abstract
The use of Withania coagulans, a member of the solanaceae family,
has been highlighted in Ayurveda. Withania coagulans Dunal
(synonym: Puneeria coagulans Stocks), commonly known as Indian
rennet, Indian cheese maker, vegetable rennet (English), Panir ke
phool, Panir band, Paneer bandh, Punir dodi (Hindi), Ning gu shui qie
(Chinese), is distributed in the drier parts of India.[1] The plant is native
of the Asia-temperate (Western Asia: Afghanistan) and Asia-tropical
(Indian Subcontinent: India, Nepal) regions. A survey of the literature
has shown that in various traditional systems of medicine the plant has been recommended
for the treatment of various disorders.
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