REVIEW ON ANCIENT METHODS USED FOR INDENTIFICATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS W.S.R. TO RAJ NIGHANTU.

In Ayurveda a number of herbs are used for treatment of various diseases as well as for maintenance of health. Many years ago plants were like family members to the people. The plants were essential part of their life. As they were so close to the plants there was no need to develope special identification methods. There was no system of morphological description of plants as done in now a day. But they used many synonyms for one herb to describe it’s habitat, morphology, properties and therapeutic uses. The method of description of plants is very impressive. In a two to four lined shlokas a whole medici-nal plant is described with it’s all aspects. These shlokas were written after keen observation and practical findings. In order to understand and to take the benefits of the various medicinal plants one should study the syno-nyms keenly. The present paper deals with the review of ancient methods of used for identification of medicinal plants w.s.r. Raj nighantu. REFERANCES 1.Bhavprakash nighantu Prof.K.C.Chunekar, Edited by Late Dr.G.S .Pande Chaukhamba orentalia,Varanasi.2009 2.Dravyaguna vijnana (vol 1and Vol.2) Prof. P. V. Sharma Chaukhambha Bharati Academy,Varanasi.2005 3.Namarupajnanam Priya vrat Sharma Satyapriya prakashan Varanasi.2000 4.Rajnighantu Dr.Indradeo Tripathi Chaukhamba Krushnadas Academy, Varanasi. Dr. Kandharkar S.S.,International journal of ayurvedic & herbal medicine 5(6) Nov.-Dec..2015(2046-2066) 2066 5.Indian Medicinal Plants A compendium of 150 species Vaidyaratnam P S Varier’s Orient Longman, Hyderabad 1997 6.System of plant nomeniclature in Ayurveda Dr.Gyanendra pandey Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi.1997 7.Nighantu Aadarsha Bapalal Vaidya Chaukhambha Bharti Academy,Varanasi Vol 1 and vol 2 2007