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Weapon Against Epilepsy: Acorus Calamus, It’s Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, And Pharmacological Actions
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VIKAS SHARMA, CHANDANA MAJEE, SHIVANI SAXENA, RAJNISH KUMAR, SALAHUDDIN, AVIJIT MAZUMDER
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One of the ancient creatures of God: Plants. Plants/herbs are a part of human day to day life from single-use or till the lots of biggest therapeutic effects/surgeries. Ayurveda, (one of the ancient books regarding health issues) also deals with a long note on the various types of herbal plants for the benefits of living beings. Different types of Apasmara (diseases) and the Medha Rasayana (formulations) for their treatment also have been discussed in the Ayurveda.. Acorus calamus is a herb that is also known as vach or vaca plant or sweet flag. Rhizomes and leaves of the Vacha plant have been also used as an API in different Ayurvedic formulations. Many compounds have been isolated from sweet flag leaves and rhizomes, which has phenylpropanoids, sesquiterpenoids, alkaloids, glycosides, monoterpenes, saponins, and sterols. The valuable moieties present in the rhizomes and leaves are important for there for expression of potent biological activities including ß-asarone, eugenol, a-asarone, calamine. Vacha is an ancient Indian herb, which has been used to treat a large range of health diseases, including epileptic conditions, neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal, metabolic, and liver disorders. In the near future, it’s essential to explore the therapeutic considerations of the Acorus calamus plant for the betterment of human beings.
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creatures, Ayurveda, Apasmara, Acorus calamus, phenylpropanoids.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.391
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