Controversial identity of arjuna (terminalia arjuna (roxb.) wight and arn) with special reference to kakubha and artagala
Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: Controversial identity of arjuna (terminalia arjuna (roxb.) wight and arn) with special reference to kakubha and artagala
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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Ekta Manhas
Anil Kumar Singh
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Year: 2022
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India is a very vast country and hence naturally plants are known by different names in various parts of the country. Controversial plants have their roots in past. This legacy has resulted in controversies about plants in Ayurveda . In the present era, proper identification is a major problem faced by various Ayurveda fraternities. Also, there are no definite rules given for proper identification, and for a single drug, various synonyms are given which amounts to complexity in this aspect. In this article, the controversies related to Arjuna , have been tried to clarify. Arjuna in many instances has been used with Kakubha and Artagala correspondently in main classic Ayurvedic texts. Hence, controversy and correct identification of each plant were dealt with, with special reference to each of these three drugs. Considering the facts and information available from Ayurvedic texts, research papers, botanical descriptions of identical plants, and various commentaries, it was concluded that Arjuna is to be identified as Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn;Kakubha is to be identified as Terminalia myriocarpa Heurck & Muell-Arg or, as Lactuca serriola Linn; and Artagala is to be identified as a blue variety of Saireyaka as Barleria strigose Linn. or Xanthium strumarium Linn . Keywords: Controversial plants, Ayurveda, Arjuna, Kakubha , Artagala
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