Rasayans and non‑rasayans herbs: Future immunodrug – Targets
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- 1Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics, Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
- 2Y. B. Chavan College of Pharmacy, Rauza Bagh, Auraganbad, Maharashtra, INDIA.
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Gaurav Mahesh Doshi
Departments of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics, Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Received: 20-05-2013.
Volume 7, Issue 14 · pp. 92-96 · 2013 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120506
ABSTRACT
Ayurvedic therapeutics describes vast number of medicinal herbs used as ‘Vyadhirodhak Chamatav” that has enlightened the application of herbs used as corner stone in various diseases especially those modulating the immune system. Ayurveda literature comprises of rasayana and non‑rasayana herbs. Materia Medica entirely enriched with enormous data of rasayana medicinal herbs acting as immunomodulators in existence. However, as such there is no specific review of literature available for non‑Rasayana herbs that have immense potential as immunomodulators. This review article empowers data on non‑rasayana medicinal herbs as promising future target for immunotherapy.
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Doshi, G. M., Une, H. D., & Shanbhag, P. P. (2013). Rasayans and non‑rasayans herbs: Future immunodrug – Targets. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 7(14), 92-96. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.120506
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