ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF UPAVISHA AND ITS CLINICAL CORRELATION WITH CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE: A REVIEW
AbstractIn Ayurveda, there are less toxic herbal drugs known as upavisha. Upavisha are mostly use in various diseases with many therapeutically preparations. As per Ayurveda, Upavisha is group of less toxic drug. These drugs are either not having all ten gunas or they have less potent gunas. The properties of these drugs are to cure acute and chronic disease. These groups also have antimicrobial/ anti- infective activity. Ayurvedic formulation having these drugs can be used in various microbial disorders. The classical preparations of all upavisha are indicated in mostly chronic ailments, vatavikara, neuromuscular disorder, gastrointestinal disorder and skin disorder
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English
IJPSR
Rohit Kumar Khatik, Anita Sharma and Aarti Kondel
Department of Agad Tantra & Vyavhara Ayurved National Institute of Ayurved, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
drrohitnia@gmail.com
17 July, 2015
09 December, 2015
19 December, 2015
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.7(1).55-61
01 January, 2016
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