Concept of chakshushya dravyas in the kaiyadeva nighantu -review article

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Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: Concept of chakshushya dravyas in the kaiyadeva nighantu -review article
The International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (IAMJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to Ayurveda. It aims to integrate Ayurvedic concepts with modern scientific understanding, offering a comprehensive source of validated knowledge for both the modern Ayurvedic community and the broader medical fraternity.

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Bhogavalli Jhansi
K. Madhusudana Rao


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Year: 2022

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Eye is the knowledge of the soul, a major sense organ involved in Vision. In the present scenario, due to lifestyle modifications eye has become more susceptible to diseases. Protection of our Visual perception is one of the most important things. Indigenous herbs have always been used in the traditional treatment of numerous ailments. The eye being a sensitive organ is mostly exposed to different environmental agents. Chakshushya Dravyas have been mentioned in various classical compendiums to compact Netra vikaras . The present review has been undertaken to identify the Aushadi varga dravyas which are having Chakshushya (wholesome for eyes) from Kaiyadeva Nighantu . The study reveals references of 49 dravyas in Aushadi varga are having Chakshushya property . Acharya Kaiyadeva has mentioned various measures for maintaining the eyes in a healthy way which include the usage of Diet and Medicine Judicially Kaiyadeva Nighantu has a gross area of action which includes drugs having preventive, therapeutic, nutritive, and rejuvenating properties. Here an attempt is made to analyze the Chakshushya Dravyas mentioned in Kaiyadeva Nighantu. Keywords: Chakshushya, Ocular health, Kaiyadeva Nighantu

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