A COMPREHENSIVE S TUDY OF PUSHKARMULA ( I NULA RACEMOSA HOOK . F.) IN BRIHATTRAYI AND L AGUTTRAYI : A REVIEW

Brihattrayi (Greater triad) and Laghuttrayi (Lesser triad) are excellent, highly esteemed and extensively used sources of Ayurvedic knowledge. Brihattrayi comprises Charaka Samhita , Sushruta Samhita and Astanga Hridaya and Laghuttrayi comprises Madhava nidana , Sharangdhar samhita and Bhava prakasha . There is no reference of Pushkarmula in Vedas , but in Samhita it is use in Swasa & other allied disease and it is stated that Pushkarmula is best medicine for Hikka , Kasa, Swasa and Parshwashula and also has been included in different groups of drug which are effective in Swasa roga. This article reviews the various references of Pushkarmula in Brihattrayi and Laghuttrayi regarding its different formulations and its prime therapeutic indications.