Study of Contro-vercial Aspect of Cleome viscosa, Linn. and Gynandropsis gynandra, Linn. – A literary Review

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Sharavati Goroba Kamble

Abstract

Controversy in identification of medicinal plants has been a problem since ages. When we refer the classical text like Caraka Samhita, it becomes important to know the exact medicinal plant mentioned in the formulation or treatment. The controversy regarding a plant is found to be of two types mainly.



  1. Single classical plant having multiple botanical identities eg. Parpata, Rasna, Amlavetasa, Bharangi, Pasanabheda

  2. Botanically identified single plant with multiple classical identities eg. Bacopa monnieri, Clitoria ternatea


The plants of this study fall under second category. The plants C.viscosa, Linn. and G.gynandra, Linn. are having multiple classical identities like Ajagandha, Tilaparni, Suvarcala, Brahmasuvarcala and Adityabhakta. An effort is made to resolve the controversy by comparing the information of these plants from classical Ayurvedic texts and Modern texts in this article.


 


Method:



  1. Compilation of all the data from Literature

  2. Comparision of classical data with viscosa and G.gynandra characteristics

  3. Conclusion is made on the basis of observations


 


Observation and Conclusion:


Comparisons of all the above discussed classical plants with Cloeme viscosa, Linn. and Gynandropsis gynandra, Linn. shows Ajagandha being similar to Gynandropsis and Tilaparni being similar to Cleome.


 

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Kamble, S. G. (2019). Study of Contro-vercial Aspect of Cleome viscosa, Linn. and Gynandropsis gynandra, Linn. – A literary Review. Ayurlog: National Journal of Research in Ayurved Science, 7(05). Retrieved from https://ayurlog.com/index.php/ayurlog/article/view/385
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