Abstract

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON TEJOHVA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NIGHANTUS

Dr. Unnati Sharma*, Dr. Kavitha B. M. and Dr. Rajashekhara N.

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been a major source of treatment for Human disease since time immemorial. one fourth of the world population people are dependent on traditional medicines, particularly plant drug for curing ailments. Medicinal plants are promising choice over modern synthetic drugs.The use of medicinal plant is as old as human civilization. India has a glorious traditional of health care system. Traditionally used medicinal plants have recently received the attention of the pharmaceutical and scientific communities. There is a need to develop new effective traditional drug with scientific validation. Tejohva is a such medicinal plant that is used in traditional medicine for treating a variety of ailments, including diabetes, fever, toothache, and skin diseases, respiratory diseases.The current article is to highlight the importance of drug and reference has been collected from Vedas, Puranas, Samhita kala, manily Nighantu kala. Various Samhitas like Charaka Samhita, Sushurut Samhita, Nighantu Granthas viz. Astanga Nighantu, Dhanvantari Nighantu, Raj Nighantu, Madanpal Nighantu, Kaiyadeva Nighantu, Bhavprakash Nighantu,Shaligram Nighantu had described Tejohva and its properties and therapeutic uses in detail. This review article deals with compilation of the information regarding tejohva from ancient literature and recent discoveries.

Keywords: Review, zanthoxlum armatum Tejohva Nighantu kala.