Volume 10, Issue 4

Plants plays important role in the life cycle of the rural people of Bilaspur district. They are helpful to the rural communities to meet their daily requirement such as food, fodder, fiber, shelter, ornamental ,medicinal and used in various religious ceremonies and also associated with various deities and their worshipping. Every region has its own sacred plants .The sacred plants has important place in the Indian mythology and thus these plants play an important role in the life of rural people of study region from birth to death in every ceremonies. Bilaspur district is the beautiful district of Himachal Pradesh. This district is also known for famous temple such as Baba Nahar Singh temple, Naina Devi temple,Rishi Markandey temple and Rukmani kund and temple etc. The plants grown in temple courtyard of these temples shows that these plants are sacred and having their religious importance and and their association with deities. Instead of religious importance, this study attempts to highlight the herbal potential or medicinal importance of some plants of Bilaspur district which are worshipped to appease various dieties. The traditional knowledge about the herbal potential of local plants of study area is used by rural communities for primary health care and for treatment of various diseases. This traditional knowledge about religious and medicinal ascepts form the basis of conservation of plants resources for rural community.

In Ayurvedic therapeutics drug therapy has given primary importance, there is a very well developed sub-discipline completely devoted to drug formulations known as ‘Bhaishajya Kalpana’ which deals with the pharmaceutics of a paramount product of excellent quality. In the present scenario, the demand for herbal medicines is increasing day by day. Traditional medical systems have always played a crucial role in the maintenance of health and longevity of humanity. Taila, taken in this study is processed with the addition of certain medicinal drugs and heated for a particular period. The study aimed at Pharmaceutical processing of Bhringaraj Taila & its modification with double concentration of Bhringaraj, & special reference to their HPTLC studies. The observations made during the preparation of the drug will be discussed & also the area estimation of Bhringaraj Taila by HPTLC fingerprinting technique will be analysed. The Rf value @540 nm spot 1of Bhringaraj Taila (sample I) SBT was found 0.16, area % was 8.71 & for ( sample II) DBT area% of spot 1 was 11.47%.

According to Ayurveda, Kasa (cough) is an independent disease. The excellency of Ayurveda over other medical sciences is that it had not only mentioned ‘Kasa’ as a symptom in various diseases but also described it as an independent Vyadhi with its separate etiopathogenesis, symptoms, signs, types and treatment. Kasa is one of the Pranavaha Srotodusti Janita Vyadhi, i.e. disease of the respiratory tract, which hampers the normal lifestyle. Kaphaja Kasa is dominated by Kapha and Vatadushti. Shringyadi Leha is a formulation mentioned in the textbook of Chakradatta in Balrog adhyaya. It contains the most potent ingredients namely Karkatshringi (Pistacia integerrima), Ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum wall), and Musta (Cyperus rotundus) and taken with Honey which has proven anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties and adding to the potency with Madhu.

Obesity is typically defined quite simply as excess body weight for height, but this simple definition belies an etiologically complex phenotype primarily associated with excess adiposity, or body fatness, that can manifest metabolically and not just in terms of body size (6). Ayurveda has considered Obesity in Sthaulya and Medoroga. Charak had mentioned Sthaulya in ashtanindiya Purusha and described eight symptoms of Sthaulya Purusha. As, per Ayurveda excessive accumulation of Meda and Mamsa leading to flabbiness of hips, abdomen and breast is Sthaulya. Nidan, Lakshana, updrava and different types of chikitsa has been described in different classical texts. Chikitsa varies for different body types, but basically four general chikitsa siddhanta are used for the management of Sthaulya includes - Nidan parivarjan, Karshana guru aptarpan chikitsa, Sanshodhan chikitsa, Sanshamana chikitsa. It has been seen in various studies and researches that these treatment provide good results and make relief in symptoms of Sthaulya, if they are followed by proper regimen.

‘Ayurveda is the ancient science of life, based on some of the oldest classics, and these are overfilled with various medicinal herbs. Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha)i s one of the important drug in Ayurvedic system of medicine. It is an extremely variable species, usually divided into number of subspecies. Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha) is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, it has played an important role in traditional and folk medicine as well. It helps in the production of blood cells ,so the herb also manage the symptoms like anaemia, fatigue bleeding associated with hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. The objective of present study was to find out the action of Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha) on cardio vascular system and to review the various references of Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha)which are mentioned in our ancient texts. Healthy adult male and female subjects having age between 25 to 35years were selected for the study. The ECG tracings were recorded along with the measurement of blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate before and after the ingestion of Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha) root powder decoction(100 mg/kg body weight) twice a day for 7days.The study on human volunteer shows that after taking root powder decoction of Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha), the heart rate was observed to decrease and it was associated with a decrease in systolic blood pressure of the individual with little change in diastolic pressure. The action of the ingredients of Tephrosia purpurea (Sarapunkha) could be local on the cardiac muscle or the pace maker, so as to cause reduction in the heart rate .However the action of the drug on cardio- vascular system might be through the alteration in the activity of the autonomic nervous system. Reference: Srivastava Niraj et.al.Fundamental Nature of Medical Ethics in Kaumarbhritya ( Paediatrics of Ayurveda),JETIR,Vol.6,page 823. Pankti P Dalwadi et al, Tephrosiapurpurea Linn (Sharpunkha, Wild Indigo): A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Studies, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research (IJPBR) Rigveda, (10/14/14), (10/67/03), (10/163/03) Atharvaveda, (10/02/11),(10/02/27),(10/57/70),(18/8/43) Samveda, (6/4/3) Satpath Brahman, (4/1/5/12), (8/5/4/3), (8/5/4/6) Kathopnishad ,(2/2/4), (2/3/1) Chandogya Upnishad,(8/1/1), (2/33/3), (3/14/3) Mahabharat Shantiparva (185/3),(185/15) Padmapuran (22-23) Charaka samhita , English translation by Sharma RK, Dash B. Vol-I, SutraSthan (30/2-3), Chaukhambha Sanskrit series office, Varanasi. (2010) Charaka samhita , English translation by Sharma RK, Dash B. Vol-I, SutraSthan (30/4-6), Chaukhambha Sanskrit series office, Varanasi. (2010) Sushruta samhita, English translation by Sharma P.V, Vol II, Sharirasthan(4/31), Chaukhambha Vishvabharati , Varanasi. (2005). Sushruta samhita, English translation by Sharma P.V, Vol II, Sharirasthan(4/33), Chaukhambha Vishvabharati , Varanasi. (2005). Brahmopnisha Vagbhata .Astanga Hriday , English translation by Srikantha Murty KR, Vol-II, Sharir- sthana (3/13) Chaukhambha, Krishnadas Academy Varanasi. (2015) .BhelSamhita,Sutra-Sthan 21. Chaukhambha Sanskrit series office, Varanasi. ,Human Physiology in Ayurveda,First Edition,2005 Orwa C, Mutua A, Kindt R, Jamnadas R, Simons A, Agroforestree database: a tree reference and selection guide version, 2009,27,52-59. 4 Bhawprakash Nighantu Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Abstracts, CSIR, Volume 24, No. 1, 2001, p. 308 Purushottam Kaushik and Anil Kumar Dhiman, Medicinal Plant and raw drug of India.page 197,1999. Prajapati Mahendra P.,Effect of Albizzia lebbeck on Hunger and Gastrointestinsl Tract Function,2004,IMS,BHU,Varanasi. Dastur J.F., Everybody guide of Ayurvedic Medicine.

‘Analysis’ means the detailed examination, which reveals the minor but important aspects regarding the drug. Analytical study of a product provides some standards to judge its quality. It is useful to decide future work plan and objective parameters to know the accurate status of a drug by conducting the comparative study of various samples during drug preparation. The important aims for analytical study of ayurvedic drugs are to know the particular chemical configuration and to point out the physico-chemical changes and effect of different processing (samskara e.g. shodhana, marana etc.) it also helps to know the probable role of a media during the pharmaceutical processing. Though analytical study one can interpret the probable pharmacokinetics and access the quality of selected material and final product. However, ayurvedic analytical techniques are not sufficient to answer the queries of modern science. Hence For better utilization of ayurvedic pharmaceutics, it is need of the hour to analyze the drug through both classical and modern qualitative and quantitative parameters. The quality of a dosage form should not only be tested at the end but must built into the product right from the moment of receipt of raw materials through processing until the final packaging. The Physico-chemical analysis provides the objective parameters to improvise the standards for quality of raw drugs as well as finished products. Reference: The Ayurvedic Formulary of India, Part II: page no 91. Chakradutta commentator Inderdev Tripathi, Chapter 36/18. The Ayurvedic formulary of india part 1st 5:9. Roop K Khar, SP Vyas, Farhan J Ahmad, Gaurav K Jain Editors. Lachman/Lieberman’s The Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy, CBS Publishers 4rth ed. 2014, pp 481. Appendix 2.5.3 of I.P. 2010 Uniformity of weight of single dose preparations. Appendix 2.5.5 of I.P. 2010 Friability of Uncoated tablets. Appendix 2.5.1 of I.P. 2010 Disintegration test. Appendix 3.3 of of A.P.I Part II (formulations). Appendix 2.2.10 of A.P.I. Part II vol. II. Appendix 2.2.3 of A.P.I. Part-II vol. II. Appendix 2.2.4 of A.P.I. Part-II vol. II. Appendix 2.2.7 of A.P.I. Part-II vol. II. Appendix 2.2.8 of A.P.I. Part-II vol. II. Appendix 2.4.2 of I.P. 2010