A Bird Eye On Apamarga

Abstract

Apamarga is a sacred plant as its flowers were used to worship the gods. It is a herb and is found throughout India. It is having so many synonyms which signifies its morphology and action. The plant is useful in eye and liver complaints, rheumatism, scabies and other skin diseases. It is used to treat bleeding piles, fistula in ano, diarrhoea etc. In addition to therapeutic uses the drug is having non therapeutical use also. i.e. the drug is useful for the marana purpose in case of Naga, Vanga and Yashada.As it is useful in multipurpose so here an detail study on apamarga is done according to its origin,varieties,habitat ,rasapanchakas its history in Vedas etc.To throw a lime light on morphology etc this article have been written. . Among all the medicines Apamarga is considered as the first and also considered as the Lord (eesha) of all the medicines.This drug is used to cure many diseases. One special character of this plant is ‘Kshudhamar’ which is also known to the people of samhita period. It cures the symptoms caused by the hunger. This Apamarga tandula was used to appetize the hunger for soldiers during war, when there was delay in food supply.