A Review on Pharmacological Activity of Vanao...

A Review on Pharmacological Activity of Vanaoushadhi in Relation with Navadurga

Author Name : Dr. Amirthesh. K , Dr. Priya Chandrakumari, Dr. Anupam Patel

ABSTRACT In ancient India, people held the belief that each plant held a distinct power and had a spiritual association with a god or goddess. Ayurveda is a type of knowledge that teaches us how to use plants to cure different illnesses. Most of the Ayurvedic treatment is done using plants. I will try to find out which herbs represent different forms of goddess Durga. As Indians celebrate the festival called 'Navaratri', they honor nine forms of the goddess Durga. These forms are described in the Markandeya purana. The nine avatars have specific herbs chosen for them based on how they look and descriptions of herbs in Ayurvedic books. Here's an attempt to find similarities between herbs and the nine forms of goddess Durga and respective pharmacological action of each herb