@article{lavate_2021, title={A REVIWE OF CONTROVERSIAL ASPECT OF DRUG SHITIVARAK (Celosia argentealinn.)}, volume={9}, url={https://ayurlog.com/index.php/ayurlog/article/view/922}, abstractNote={<p>Controversy in the identification of drugs is one of the major barriers in the field of medicine as well as in the process of standardization. There are so many reasons for the creation of controversies in a field that is Misunderstanding and misinterpretation of thesynonymies of drugs.</p> <p>The drug <em>Shitivaraka (Celosia argentealinn.)</em>is mentioned and has utilized by the <em>Brihtrayi</em> for the treatment.Here controversy arises due to some synonymy’s like <em>Sunnishanaka ,Kurantika, Kurantak</em> etc. and efforts has been made to clarify all doubts with help of <em>Dhalhantika</em>. This drug was less used by later <em>Ayurvedic</em> Physicians. But since long, this is one of the best drugs used in the armamentarium of <em>BhrihattrayiRatanVaidyarajA.V.Datar</em> who is founder of <em>VaidyarajDatarPanchmabhutikChikitsa and Samshodhan Kendra, Sangli</em>. This drug is available in abundant quantity at low cost. So this may be the choice of drug for the physician for treatment of the patient.</p&gt;}, number={04}, journal={Ayurlog: National Journal of Research in Ayurved Science}, author={lavate, nitin n}, year={2021}, month={Oct.} }