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The plant is better understood as part of India’s wider lokachikitsa, tribal medicine and traditional wild-food heritage. Its use illustrates the broader Ayurvedic principle that properly identified food, seasonally gathered and correctly prepared, can contribute to nourishment and health.
Pushkaramula is not the same plant as orris root. Orris root generally refers to the dried rhizomes of certain Iris species used mainly in perfumery and traditional European herbal preparations. Ayurvedic Pushkaramula refers specifically to the root and rhizome of Inula racemosa. Confusing the two can lead to incorrect identification and inappropriate medicinal use.
Vibhitaki is best known as one of the three ingredients of Triphala, together with Haritaki and Amalaki. Its traditional reputation, however, extends well beyond Triphala. Ayurvedic texts associate it particularly with Kapha disorders, sluggish digestion, cough, excessive mucus, bowel irregularity and disturbances involving Meda, or adipose tissue.
Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among women worldwide. Conventional chemotherapy often causes severe side effects, drug resistance, and damage to healthy tissues due to non-specific drug distribution, poor tumor penetration, and lack of active control after administration.
India now ranks as the third-largest country globally in the number of organ transplants, after the United States and China. Annual transplant procedures have increased to more than 20,000, compared with fewer than 5,000 around 12 years ago.
The accepted botanical name is Grewia asiatica L. The spelling “Grewia asiatical” sometimes seen in secondary documents is incorrect. Modern taxonomy places the plant in the Malvaceae family, although older botanical and Ayurvedic publications often classify it under Tiliaceae. Kew recognises Grewia asiatica as an accepted species native across a broad region extending from southern Iran through the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia to Queensland.
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan dedicated the vaccine to the nation during the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Foundation Day celebrations, in the presence of Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh.
Surana occupies a distinctive position in Ayurveda because it is regarded as nourishing when properly prepared while also possessing strong digestive and channel-clearing qualities. Classical descriptions particularly associate it with weak digestion, abdominal heaviness, piles and certain Kapha–Vata disorders. Its pungency and occasional irritating effect, however, make correct cooking and judicious use important.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India contains separate monographs for the fresh and dried fruits of Phoenix dactylifera. Modern botanical authorities place the species in the palm family, Arecaceae.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India lists Jati leaf as Jasminum officinale L., belonging to the Oleaceae family. The National Medicinal Plants Board also records Jasminum officinale under the names Jati and Ban Chameli.
