BHALLATAKA AND ITS USE AS APHRODISIAC IN DIABETIC CONDITION; A REVIEW
*Dr. Sudhir Ambhore, Dr. Prashant More, Dr. Narayan Vanaraj Patil
ABSTRACT
Advancement in science had also led to increase in the cases of non-communicable diseases. These are mostly related to altered food habits and life style. Kayagni gets directly affected by this factors and give rise to metabolic disturbance, which in Ayurveda is termed as Aam. Inability to digest the food and its mal absorption at cellular level leads to diabetes. Ayurveda had mentioned it under the title of Prameha, and the Dushya Samgraha reflects the undigested heavy – Guru and Snigdha Aam at different layers of the body. Here Bhallataka is studied for its aphrodisiac property which can be markly effective in diabetic conditions where there is neuropathic changes.
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