Medicinal, Herbal plants of Valmiki Ramayana Period
Botany in Epic Age of India – 5
BOTANY History of Indian Subcontinent –27
By: Bhishma Kukreti M.Sc. {(Botany), B.Sc. (Honours in Botany), Medical Tourism Historian)}
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Varma studied and identified the medicinal plants described in Valmiki Ramayana (1) .The aim of Valmiki was not medical science or medical plant but he mentioned medical plants for showing the cultural and socio-economic life depending on plants.
Ramayana describes 21 trees/plants as Amrit (eternal substance or lifesaving item). (1)
Atrideva Vidyalankar (3) analysed Valmiki Ramayana from Ayurveda, medical practices and medicinal plants point of view too .
Atrideva (3), Varma (1) and Urmila Devi (2) identified and detailed the following medical plants described in Valmiki Ramayana –
(Valmiki Name, Hindi /Common Name, Botanical Name, Remarks if any )
1-Jambu, Jamun , Syzygium cumini
2-Priyala , Chirounji , Buchanani alonzon
3-Panasameasn , Kathal (Jackfrit ), Atrocarpus heterophyllus
4-Vata, Bargad (Banyan ) , Ficus bengalensis
5-Ashatha , Peepal, (Sacerd Fig) Ficus religiosa
6- Tinduka , Tendu, Diospyros melanoxylon
7-Amba , Aam (Mango) , Mangifera indica
8-Dhava, Balkiand /Dhaur (Ale Wood), Anogeissis latifolia
9-Tilak , Cinnamon tree , Cinnamom uminers
10-Naktamala, (Indian Beech) -, Pongami apinata
11-Nila, Fig , Ficus recemosa
12- Ashoka , Ashoka , Saraca asoka
13- Kadamba , Kadamba , Anthocephalus kadamba
14-Karvira, Kanhera , Nerium indicum
15- Surkata, Red Sandalwood,
16-Paribhadrakha , Mandar, Artocarpus heterophyllus
17-Malay Chandan , Santalum album
18-Parnas. Tulsi, Ocimum sanctum
19- Pippali , Pippali, Piper , Piper longum
20-Pdam, Kamal (Lotus ), Nelumbo nucifera
21- Kichaka Venu , Chhut Bans , Bambusa asundinacea
22- Arjuna, Arjuna, Terminalia arjuna
23-Agnimukha (Bhel) –Semecarpus anacardium
The purpose of Valmiki was narrating a chronological details of Ikshwaku dynasty through epic style and along the story Valmiki narrated medicinal valued plants too .
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References
1-Varma, Dipti, 2015 , ‘ Medicinal Plants used During the Period of Ramayana’, International Journal for Exchange of Knowledge , 2(1): 41-45
2-Urmila Devi, 2018 Valmiki Ramyan me Vanaspti vigyan ka anushilan , Varenya (Research Book ) (Edi-Somendra Singh , Research Scholar) , Utkasha Prakshan , Delhi , Pp-7to 16
3-Atrideva Vidyalankar, 1960, Ayurveda ka Vrihat Itihas , Hindi Samiti, Banaras, Pp 76-81
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