¹Rekha .R,²Dr. N.Manojkumar, ³Dr. Vidhya Unnikrishnan

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijahm/v10i5.02

 ¹P.G scholar Dept.of  Dravyaguna vijnana ,V.P.S.V Ayurveda college kottakkal , Malapuram

²Professor & HOD  Dept . of Dravyaguna vijnana ,V.P.S.V  Ayurveda college Kottakkal , Malapuram

³Assistant Professor   Dept. of Dravyaguna vijnana ,V.P.S.V Ayurveda college , Kottakkal , Malapuram

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Abstract:

Vibhitaka [Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn)] has been  used extensively   in Ayurveda . The drug possess katu, tiktha, kashaya rasa , madhura vipaka and  ushna virya . It has action  on different diseases like kasa , pandu , apatantraka ,hridroga,   netra roga  etc .The drug is  responsible for the  therapeutical actions like  anti inflammatory , antibacterial , analgesics and  bronchodilatory  due to have been scientifically proven . Apart   from Ayurvedic classics , vibhitaka has been  used for various  ethnomedicinal purposes  by  tribes in the country.

Key words : Vibhitaka (Terminalia bellirica ), Ayurveda classics , Ethnomedicinal claims.