AKARKARA: A VERSATILE MEDICINAL PLANT – A REVIEW
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v4i5.91Keywords:
Akarkara,Anacyclus pyrethrum, Aphrodisiac drugAbstract
The actual purpose of Ayurveda is to live the life with physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing.
In Ayurveda numerous plants are described for fulfilling its purpose. One of those plants is Akarkara
(Anacyclus pyrethrum L.). Basically,Akarkara is described in Unani system of medicineas an amazing
drug used in various ailments.Later on, due to its multidimensionaluses, it also has been includedin the
Ayurvedic textwritten in &after the medieval era. Shodhal Nighantuhas described firstly Akarkara as
one of the potent aphrodisiac drug. Here, an attempt is made to review its scattered multi-dimensional
health benefits quoted in Ayurvedic and Unani treatises and validated through scientific researches in
laboratories.
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