GUNJA (ABRUS PRECATORIUS LINN.) DRUG REVIEW
Shweta Kumari Yadav* and Sumit Nathani
ABSTRACT
Gunja (Abrus precatorius Linn. family Fabaceae), has been used by the Ayurvedic physicians, for management of different disease conditions. It comes under the upavisha (semi-poisonous) in Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia. It is a slender, perennial climber with long, pinnate leaves that twines around trees, shrubs and hedges. In this review, an endeavor has been made to explore the therapeutic utilities of Gunja, its formulations and its different methods of shodhana (purificatory measures). As mentioned in this article, an attempt has been made to collect the information related to Gunja from different samhitas,
samgraha grantha, nighantus and other texts. It is observed that the Gunja, after passing through various shodhana procedures, is used in many formulations, which are used as internal and external effective in many diseases in various dosage forms such as taila, dhuma varti, churna, rasa, lepa, yoga, ghrita, etc.
Keywords: Gunja, Abrus precatorius Linn., Ayurveda, Upavisha, shodhana.
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