A REVIEW ARTICLE ON NIRGUNDI

  • Unique Paper ID: 168692
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5
  • PageNo: 1723-1725
  • Abstract:
  • Traditional medicines were originally used with vast knowledge about the therapeutic utility of numerous plants. Vitex negundo Linn (Nirgundi) is one of the very useful plants in Indian System of Medicine. Owing to wide range of medicinal properties, Nirgundi is very useful herb. It is used for its Medicinal values for thousands of years by the people all over the globe. As per Ayurvedic system of medicine, its Rasa is Katu, Tikta and Kashaya and it pacifies Vata and Shleshma. Its property is Laghu and Veerya is Sheetoshna and is used in the treatment of various disorders like Pleeha rog, Gulma, Krimi, Kushtha, Vrana, Visha and Aruchi. The present paper deals history of nirgundi, and its uses in rituals, religious rites, as an insecticide and as medicine. The paper also presents a scientific validation of pharmacological evidences on its use in folk medicine and Ayurveda.

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@article{168692,
        author = {Dr Anam Iqbal Abdul Hafeez and DR SANJAY N LUNGARE},
        title = {A REVIEW ARTICLE ON NIRGUNDI},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {5},
        pages = {1723-1725},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=168692},
        abstract = {Traditional medicines were originally used with vast knowledge about the therapeutic utility of numerous  plants. Vitex negundo Linn (Nirgundi) is one of the very useful plants in Indian System of Medicine. Owing to wide range of medicinal properties, Nirgundi is very useful herb. It is used for its Medicinal values for thousands of years by the people all over the globe. As per Ayurvedic system of medicine, its Rasa is Katu, Tikta and Kashaya and it pacifies Vata and Shleshma. Its property is Laghu and Veerya is Sheetoshna and is used in the treatment of various disorders like Pleeha rog, Gulma, Krimi, Kushtha, Vrana, Visha and Aruchi. The present paper deals history of nirgundi, and its uses in rituals, religious rites, as an insecticide and as medicine. The paper also presents a scientific validation of pharmacological evidences on its use in folk medicine and Ayurveda.},
        keywords = {Vitex negundo Linn, Pharmacological action},
        month = {October},
        }

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 5
  • PageNo: 1723-1725

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON NIRGUNDI

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