Abstract

A BRIEF REVIEW ON JARUL (Lagerstroemia flosreginae) (L.) pers. IN VEDAS AND SAMHITA: ANTIDIABETIC PLANT

Priyanka Khantwal*, D. C. Singh, Om Prakash Singh and Rishi Arya

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Abstract

Herbal medicines are being used by mankind for several years. In recent decade there has been a tremendous increase in interest towards plant based medicines, especially for new sources of drugs. Jarul is a well known plant of ancient medical sciences. Although Jarul is not described directly in Old Ayurvedic Literature while it described under the variety of Tinisha in Bhava Prakash Nighantu. So we have taken reference of Jarul in Ayurvedic text as a variety of Tinisha. It is described almost all Samhita’s and Nighantus of Ayurveda. It is widely used in Madhumeha. Jarul which is described under the variety of Tinisha medicinal properties are well documented in the Ayurvedic text. This article is to highlight the importance of the drug and references have been collected from Samhitas, Nighantus, Synonyms, Vernacular names, Gana, Varga, etc have been arranged systematically.

Keywords: Jarul, Synonyms, Samhitas, Nighantus, Gana/ Varga.