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Ayushdhara (E-Journal) CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Ayushdhara (E-Journal) AYUSHDHARA ISSN: 2393-9583 (P)/ 2393-9591 (O) An International Journal of Research in AYUSH and Allied Systems Review Article MEDA- AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF ASTAVARGA IS SUFFERING FROM IDENTIFICATION AND STANDARDIZATION Vij Divya1, Mishra Rajesh Kumar2 *1PG Scholar, 2Assistant Professor, PG Department of Dravyaguna Vigyan, Patanjali Bhartiya Ayurvigyan Evum Anusandhan Sansthan, Haridwar, India. KEYWORDS: Meda, ABSTRACT Astavarga, Polygonatum Meda is one of the most important plants included in Astavarga. This verticillatum (L.) All., plant is used in variety of Ayurvedic formulations such as Cyavanprasa. Ayurveda. Dried underground parts (rhizomes) of this plant are used for medicinal purpose. This plant is claimed to possess rejuvenating, health promoting, immune system strengthening, anti-oxidant and cell regenerating properties. Also claimed to promote body fat, healing fractures, control *Address for correspondence Dr. Divya Vij fever, abdominal thirst, diabetic condition, seminal weakness, and as a P.G. Scholar cure for Vata, Pitta and Rakta dosa. The demand of this herb is increasing Department of Dravyaguna day by day but due to scarcity of this plant in wild, unaware about Patanjali Bhartiya Ayurvigyan authentic botanical source, non-existing cultivation practices there is Avum Anusandhan Sansthan widespread problem of adulteration or substitution with other plants. Haridwar, India. The poor quality of raw material affect the quality of end product formed. Contact no. 7018586262 So by taking into account the above situation this systematic review/ Email: [email protected] metadata analysis has conducted to find out adulteration in Meda. INTRODUCTION Meda commonly known as whorled with addition of low grade, spoiled, inferior, solomon’s seal is a perennial rhizomatus herb[1]. spurious drugs, and useless parts of same or According to Miller (1754) the generic name of different plant, harmful substances or totally Polygonatum is derived from its characteristic different drug either free from or inferior in feature of rhizome which resembles to a great therapeutic and chemical properties from original extent as Yovi, a knee, because it has many little drug which do not confirm with the authenticated knees[2]. It is a highly valuable medicinal plant official standards and used to enhance profits. specially rhizome which in the form of syrup is used Owing to this, devotion in herbal drugs has turned for the treatment of pain, pyrexia, burning down[7,8,9]. sensation and for phthisis and in combination with Adulteration is a practice of substituting other herbs as it promotes urine discharge[2]. The the original crude drug partially or fully with plant is also used as emollient, aphrodisiac, other substances which is either free from or appetizer, galactagogue and tonic for weakness[3]. inferior in therapeutic and chemical properties or Rhizome of this plant is an important ingredient of addition of low grade or spoiled drugs or entirely Astavarga, a drug used in as a tonic and for different drug similar to that of original drug aphrodisiac[4,5]. The plant also exhibits antifungal substituted with an intention of enhancement of activities and used in the preparation of cosmetics profits[10,11]. Due to which the faith has as a skin tonic. Its rhizome is collected from wild declined[12]. Adverse event reports are not due to and traded for medicinal purposes. This is one of the intended herb, but rather due to the presence the reasons that Meda is rapidly disappearing. So of an unintended herb. there is an urgent need for conservation of this Unlike in the olden days, when physicians plant[6]. themselves used to collect the herbs, prepare and Now a days, Ayurvedic products are administer the medicine, but now a days the newer suffering from a serious problem of adulteration generation of Ayurvedic physicians are using AYUSHDHARA | July - August 2020 | Vol 7 | Issue 4 2838 Vij Divya, Mishra Rajesh Kumar. Meda- Member of Astavarga is Suffering From Identification and Standardization prepared drugs available in the market[13]. As a Convallaria stellifolia Peterm.; result, professional plant collectors have taken over Convallaria leptophylla D.Don; the floor and the industry is forced to accept the Campydorum verticillatum (L.) Salisb, herbs they bring on their terms without Polygonatum verticillatum var. gracile Baker ex questioning. Herb collectors, who are unable to Aitch.; meet increasing demand on their part, adulterate Specific habitat of Meda as per Ayurveda: the drugs with other plants and spurious According to Bhawaprakasa[48] and Saligrama substances. Nighaṇtu[49], Meda is grown in south east part of Botanical source of Meda Himalaya. The Ayurveda and Sanskrit literature has Morphological characters of Meda as per described an herb with many synonyms, which do Ayurveda: According to Bhawaprakasa Nighaṇtu[48] not exactly indicate the botanical source but many a Meda is a rhizomatous plant. Its rhizomes are times attribute to therapeutic utility of the plant. whitish in colour. For a single herb various synonyms are mentioned Morphological description of Meda (family, in Ayurvedic lexicons on the basis of morphology, genus, species): habitat, origin, medicinal property etc. Description of plant family: Asparagaceae[50] Many scholars made an effort to survey and It is a small family consisting of genus of carry research on medicinal plants but they were perennials with thick underground organs, reduced confused in many instances. The first and foremost leaves and small, star-like, fragrant flowers. modern description of Astavarga plants were found Asparagaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the book named ‘Dravyaguṇa-Vijnana’ authored in the order Asparagales of the monocots. by Acharya Priyavrat Sharma[14], however, the In earlier classification systems, the species detailed description of Meda was missing. involved were often treated as belonging to the During this review it has been found that family Liliaceae. Erect or scandent, mostly glabrous many scholars have different viewpoints about the herbaceous or sub shrubby with persistent, botanical source of Meda[15-45]. However, on the evergreen or annually withering branches growing basis of this meticulous review, majority of from a compact or creeping, sympodial rhizome or acceptance by various authors, on the basis of API & rarely a tuber. Stems erect, their branches often AFI, the botanical source of Meda is considered as patent; leaves on long shoots and short shoots (if Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. The view point of the latter present) scale like, scariose, spurred at all the scholars about the identity is presented in the base and subtending solitary or clustered (Table 1). phylloclades, the latter leaf like to angled or terete, Taxonomical classification [46] rarely (A. densiflorus) bearing minute, reduced scale Kingdom: Plantae; leaves; spines present or absent, formed from Phyllum: Tracheophyta; modified leaf spurs. Flowers in fascicles or borne Class: Liliopsida; singly, bisexual, or unisexual and monoecious or dioecious, pendulous or erect, on articulated Order: Asparagales; pedicels, the pericladium separated from pedicel by Family; Asparagaceae; a swelling; tepals 6, free and spreading or basally Genus: Polygonatum; fused and then forming a cup or tube; stamens 6. Species: Verticillatum; Description of Genus[51,52,53]: Polygonatum also Synonyms[47]: Troxilanthes angustifolia Raf.; known as King Solomon's-seal or Solomon's seal, is Sigillum verticillatum (L.) Montandon; a genus of flowering plants. It is a herbaceous Polygonatum verticillatum subsp. stellifolium (Pete perennial plant. Stem leafy above. There is a rm.) K.Richt.; Polygonatum roseum Hook.; sympodial fleshy rhizomes, upon which the annual Polygonatum minutiflorum H.Lev.; shoots leave curious seal-like marks when they die Polygonatum macrophyllum Sweet; away. Leaves alternate opposite or whorled and are Polygonatum leptophyllum (D.Don) Royle; upto 10cm long and hairy below. Flowers in Polygonatum kansuense Maxim. ex Batalin; auxillary 1 or more flowered curved peduncles Polygonatum jacquemontianum Kunth; drooping or hang from the axils of the leaves, green Polygonatum erythrocarpum Hua; or white in colour. Fruits are globular. Propagation Polygonatum angustifolium Bubani; is by division of roots. Evallaria verticillata (L.) Neck.; The genus Polygonatum (Asparagaceae Convallaria verticillata L.; sensu APG III) contains a total of about 57 plant AYUSHDHARA | July - August 2020 | Vol 7 | Issue 4 2839 AYUSHDHARA, 2020;7(4):2838-2846 species (commonly called Solomon's-seal) of which Sanskrit- Meda; Medodbhava; Madhura; Jīvna; many European and Asian species have been used Syamameda; Surmeda; Samudbhava; Salyaparṇī; for centuries to treat a host of ailments including Maṇicchidra; Medkodabhava; Medasamudbhava; indigestion, coughs, arthritis, high blood pressure, Salya; Praṇadhara; Maṇicchidra; Devamaṇi; skin conditions, inflammation of the intestines, and Surmeda; Medasamudabhava; Dhara; Salaparṇī; also damaged tendons, cartilage, ligaments, Mahameda; Vasucchidra; Vṛsya; Tridanta; Vasa; muscles, and bones. Jīvanī; Salyaparṇika; Nakhchedhya; Hima; Rañga; Etymology of Polygonatum[54]: Gr polys, many and Medasara; Snehavatī; Medina; Snigdha; Vara; gonia, knee-joint; referring to the many joints in the Medodrava; Sadhavī; Purusadantika; Sresta; Syama; rhizome. Mahapurusadantika; Adhvara; Dhīra;
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