Cyperus rotundus, a substitute for Aconitum heterophyllum: Studies on the Ayurvedic concept of Abhava Pratinidhi Dravya (drug substitution)
In the absence of a desired first choice medicinal herb, classical Ayurveda recommends use of a functionally similar substitute. Post 16th century Ayurvedic texts and lexicons give specific examples of possible substitutes. Here we report a preliminary study of one such Ayurvedic substitution pair:...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd
2010
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149390/ |