Abstract

EXPLORING THE EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS OF BHANGA FORMULATIONS IN AYURVEDA- A REVIEW

Premwant Gunwantrao Dongarwar* and Dr. Mamata P. Adhao

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Abstract

Bhanga remains the most widely cultivated, produced, trafficked and consumed drug worldwide. At the same time, the plant has been used over the centuries for medicinal as well as religious purpose, which results in controversial perception and opinion on its use. In Ayurveda, the importance of Bhanga since 5000 BC for many things including medicinal purpose. In medicine, Bhanga having properties of internal as well as external applications in many diseases. The history of drug therapy has been to a large extent one of progressive movement away from natural products of unknown or variable composition and potency, toward the use of pure active compounds of precisely known composition, stability, dosage and pharmacology. In light of the reason why cannabis fell out of favour as a medication nearly a century ago, and the great advances in chemistry and pharmacology of cannabinoids in recent years, the current revival of interest in clinical trials of smoked marijuana for therapeutic purposes may seem like a backward step. In this review, We conclude the external uses of bhanga formulations.

Keywords: Bhanga, Cannabis sativa, Ayurveda.