TY - JOUR AU - Acharya Balkrishna, AU - Amit Kumar Chauhan, AU - Rajesh Kumar Mishra, AU - Anupam Srivastava, AU - Bhasker Joshi, PY - 2021/03/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS DESCRIBED IN DURGA SAPTSATI (AN HOLISTIC ANCIENT TREATISE)- A CRITICAL STUDY JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.47070/ayushdhara.v8i1.693 UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/693 SP - 3121-3129 AB - <p>Durgā Śaptaśatī is an important, spiritual and renowned text of Hindu religious scripture describes the glory of Goddess Durgā with deep mysteries and learning's inside it. The beautiful description of this text reveals the trio combination of work-worship and knowledge like the three <em>Mandākinī</em> at one place. In this way, medicinal plants like <em>Padma</em> (Lotus), <em>Akṣa</em>, <em>Bandhūka</em> (Midday Flower), <em>Candana</em> (Sandalwood), <em>Pāṭala</em> (Rose), <em>Kalhāra</em> (Red water lily), <em>Mātuluṇga</em> (Citron) and <em>Pārijāta</em> (Night-flowering coral jasmine) are also described in "<em>Durgā</em> <em>Śaptaśatī</em>". This paper deals with the taxonomic description, medicinal properties and uses of medicinal plants described in <em>Durgā</em> <em>Śaptaśatī</em>.</p> ER -