Comprehensive Swotting of Floral therapy finite to Charakasamhita

Introduction Flowers are the matchless ornaments to the queen ldquoNaturerdquo. There are many reasons behind humanrsquos love for flowers and one such reason is its medicinal benefits. The usage of flowers as medicine is known to mankind since ancient era. Charaka Samhita aids in providing knowledg...

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Veröffentlicht in:RGUHS Journal of AYUSH Sciences 2019, Vol.6 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Jain S B, Rakshitha, H K, Shashirekha, Sushant Sukumar, Bargale, S Mahalakshmi, M
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction Flowers are the matchless ornaments to the queen ldquoNaturerdquo. There are many reasons behind humanrsquos love for flowers and one such reason is its medicinal benefits. The usage of flowers as medicine is known to mankind since ancient era. Charaka Samhita aids in providing knowledge of different flowers. In general flowers should be collected according to their blooming season for its therapeutic employment.Material and Methods Ayurvedic classic Charaka Samhita published articles and authentic website information were used for compilation of literature and unfolded the medicinal uses of flowers.Result Even though Charaka Samhita is a Chikitsa Pradhana Tantraone can appreciate not only its therapeutics utility but also its diversity. For instance two varieties of Kutaja are enumerated the plant with white flowers are considered as male Kutaja and the one with red flowers as female Kutaja even though they have dissimilarity in their healing efficacy. Discussion Flowers are not only used as Shamana Aushadha but also has its immense utility in Shodhana. Along with its therapeutic utility flowers aredescribed to give similes as ethological factor for disease as toxic flowers and also in the treatment of toxicity. It is a more interesting but less explored part of Ayurveda thus thepresent review aids in providing knowledge of medicinal flowers explained in Charaka Samhita in curing aliments and thus helps in its conservation.
ISSN:2249-2194
DOI:10.26463/rjas.6_1_9