Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 439-443
Therapeutic Review of Nirgundi in Ayurvedic Classics
Rinchu. R. S1, Chaitra. H2
1MD (Ayu) Scholar, 2Associate Professor, Department of Agada Tantra,
Vyavahara Ayurveda Avum Vidhi Vaidhyaka,Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara
College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka-573201
Corresponding Author: Rinchu. R. S
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. It is a large aromatic shrub distributed throughout India and has been used for many thousands of years. ‘Nirgundi’ has a long history of medicinal use in traditional and folk medicines for various diseases. It helps as if rather than merely curing a particular disease, aims at returning the body back to its natural state of health. This review gives a bird’s eye view mainly on the therapeutic utility and actions of Nirgundi (Vitex negundo Linn) in Brihatrayees (Caraka Samhitha, Susrutha Samhitha and Ashtanga Hridaya)
Key words: Nirgundi, Vitex negundo Linn., Therapeutic utility, Brihatrayees