Abstract

A REVIEW ON THE JEEVANIYA GANA FROM THE AYURVEDIC CLASSICS

Ekta Manhas* and Anil Kumar Singh

ABSTRACT

Jeevaniya Gana signified drugs beneficial for life. Acharya Charaka and Vagbhatta enlisted the ten such medicament which can be used as Jeevaniya. All of these herbs have their natural habitats basically in Himalaya region hence these drugs occur only in small pockets. Jeevaniya Gana being very essential in functioning of the body in terms of providing energy, sustaining life activities and rebuilding can be compared to nutrients and immunity booster. Although some work has been done on identification of medicinal herbs mentioned under Jeevaniya Gana, but still there is a need to identify the true representatives of this Jeevaniya Gana. The present article deals with taxonomical and medicinal properties of these Jeevaniya Gana.

Keywords: Jeevaniya Gana, Ayurveda, Medicinal plant, Herbs.