CLASSICAL INFERENCES, BOTANICAL IDENTITY, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF DINESAVALLI – AN IMPORTANT AYURVEDIC DRUG
AbstractDineśavallīor Vēṁpātais a very popular Ᾱyurvēda herb used in South India for skin related ailments. In Kerala it is used in different formulations either as single drug or in combinations. There are no direct references to dineśavallī or Vēṁpāta in any bŗhatrayī or laghutrayī. From the previous studies it is confirmed that dineśavalli of south India is equated with ‘Ratanjot’– a herbal dye of North India and from the literature review, roots of Arnebia and Alkanna which is sold as ‘Ratanjot’. Dineshavalli (Vēṁpāta) is assumed to be sourced from Ventilago madraspatana Gaertn. belonging to Rhamnaceae family. But some allied species such as Ventilago bombaiensis Dalzell. and Ventilago denticulata Willd. are also termed as Vēṁpāta locally. Present study reviews the major classical texts of Ayurveda and peer reviewed articles to reveal the botanical identity, chemical constituents, pharmacological properties and its therapeutic efficacy of Dineśavallī or Vēṁpāta for the better knowledge.
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IJPSR
Rajan Rasija *, K. P. Madhu and C. Mharinarayanan
Department of Dravyaguna Vijnana, VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
rasijarajan10@gmail.com
22 February 2024
13 July 2024
21 July 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.15(9).2576-89
01 September 2024
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