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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 213-222 |
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Classical Ayurveda herb Gojihva and its one of the source plants Launaea nudicaulis (L.) Hook. f.: A comprehensive review
Vishal Kumar1, Yashika Bidhuri2, Shivani Ghildiyal1, Punam Aggarwal3, Ashish Kumar Tripathi4, Tanuja Manoj Nesari1
1 Department of Dravyaguna Vigyan, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Dravyaguna Vigyan, Bhagwant Ayurvedic College and Bhagwant Hospital, Muzzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India
4 Medicinal Plant Research, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Yashika Bidhuri
Department of Dravyaguna Vigyan, Bhagwant Ayurvedic College and Bhagwant Hospital, Muzzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 251315
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jdras.jdras_5_21
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The herb Gojihva is enumerated in Ayurveda as a Shaaka (vegetable) and is also a medicine in the management of various diseases. The official source of Gojihva is as per Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India is Onosma bracteatum Wall. However, at present many botanical sources, Caccinia glauca Savi., Trichodesma indicum R.Br., Elephantopus scaber L., Launaea species., and Launaea nudicaulis (L.) Hook. f. (L. N) are also considered as botanical sources of Gojihva by many scholars. Gojihva is mentioned in major Ayurveda classics but a comprehensive data regarding its synonyms, properties, and uses are not framed in a systematic manner. Further, there are no published contemporary reviews for its one of the source plants Launaea nudicaulis L. (Hook.) f. Thus, a comprehensive review of Gojihva is done from various Ayurveda classics. The relevant information about L.N is collected from research articles published in various journals, floras, and books. The review revealed that various synonyms (Darvipatri, Godhumika, Kharpatri) indicating morphology of plant are given to Gojihva in Nighantus. The pharmacodynamics attributes are Tikta rasa (bitter taste), Laghu guna (light), Sheeta veerya (cold potency), Katu vipaka (pungent biotransformation), and Kaphapittaghna (pacifies Kapha and Pittadosha). It is indicated for external and internal administration for various diseases such as Raktapitta (bleeding disorder), Kushta (skin diseases), Prameha (diabetes mellitus), and Vrana (wound). L.N is reported for anti-diabetic, antioxidant, and anti-microbial potential. The review suggests that L.N is not evaluated on scientific parameters for most of the classical Ayurveda indications. Therefore, the present article may provide the scope for the rational evaluation of L.N on various classical Ayurveda indications. |
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