Pratinidhi dravya and its adaptation in current scenario - A bird’s eye view

Abstract

In the current situation endangered plant list is increasing gradually thus implementation of pratinidhi dravya may be the right option. The pharmacopeial or extra pharmacopeial drug should be assessed on the basic fundamentals of dravyguna like rasa, virya, vipaka etc.as well as resemblance, regional substitution on the basis of synonym, homonym, pharmacological and clinical trials. This will enrich the current practices of pratinidhi dravya in Ayurvedic science