THE PHARMACOVIGILANCE CONCERN AS QUOTED IN VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF MADANAPALA NIGHANTU

The safety issues regarding the medicines used in traditional systems, especially Ayurveda, are on a rise. There is a need to upsurge the pharmaco-vigilant views of seers who have already mentioned the possible adverse effects of medicinal plants, minerals, animal products (that possess medicinal va...

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Published in:Global journal of research on medicinal plants and indigenous medicine 2016-03, Vol.5 (3), p.92
Main Authors: Ranade, Anagha V, Acharya, Rabinarayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ayurvedic medicine
Dietary minerals
Drugs
Equilibrium
Food
Herbal medicine
Honey
Metabolism
Physiology
Sugarcane
Urine
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Summary:The safety issues regarding the medicines used in traditional systems, especially Ayurveda, are on a rise. There is a need to upsurge the pharmaco-vigilant views of seers who have already mentioned the possible adverse effects of medicinal plants, minerals, animal products (that possess medicinal value), if not consumed cautiously. The best illustrations in these lines are evident in Nighantus (lexicons) of Dravyaguna wherein possible adverse aspects of medicines as well as food have been delineated along with their therapeutic values. Madanapala nighantu, one among them stipulates varied undesirable actions of drugs when consumed wrongly or against regular protocol. The present paper is an attempt to emphasize the pharmaco-vigilant aspects of certain medicinal drugs documented in Madanapala nighantu. It was observed that the classification of drugs in this nighantu stresses not only on different medicines but also various foodstuffs that are consumed daily. The description of cereals, pulses, oils, cooked and prepared food items suggest that the author was well aware about pathya kalpana and also the role of diet in etiology of lifestyle disorders.
ISSN:2277-4289