Abstract

RELEVANCE OF MEDA (ONE AMONG ASTAVARGA) IN VARIOUS AYURVEDIC NIGHANTU AND KOSH GRANTHA

Vij Divya*, Mishra Rajesh Kumar and Shalini

Abstract

The knowledge about medicinally useful plants in the early age is scientifically documented, and systematically organized in Ayurveda Samhitas, Nighantus and other texts. The ancient nomenclature of ayurvedic herbs was not only useful for their identification but also to know their medicinal values. Wearing the shoes of taxonomic aspects of nomenclature along with the torch of synonyms coined by ancient seers one may be able to preserve the treasury traditional medicinal knowledge. Medā which has been mentioned as one of the Aṣṭavarga plants. It also been documented in the various Saṁhitā and Nighaṇṭu. Description of Medā along with its Sanskrit synonyms, habit, habitat and medicinal properties has also been mentioned in different Nighaṇṭu. The main objective of this study was to critically review the sanskrita name of Medā described in classical ayurvedic literature along with medicinal properties.

Keywords: Nigha??u. ?yurveda, Meda, A??avarga, Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.