Determination of Anukta Dravya or Undocumented medicinal plants in ayurveda and criteria of nomenclature and how to expand the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.

1. Anukta Dravya
Presented By : Dr. Aditi Gandhi
PG Scholar, Dept. of Dravya Guna- Pharmacology
and Materia Medica, SDMCAH, Hassan

2. Content
• Introduction
• Need
• Methods of evaluating Drugs
• Methods to Research/ Study/ Explore
• Examples

3. Introduction
Consist of 2 words Anukta + Dravya.
Anukta = अन् + उक्ता
• Literary meaning- unsaid or unuttered.
• अनुक्त or नोक्त is a द्रव्य which is not included in
Ayurvedic pharmacopeia of India or not found in Ayurveda
classics of different period.
• The term Anukta dravya means that the drugs ,which are
available in this universe, have to be studied for their
morphology on botanical lines and to give shastric (literary)
validation of identification on the lines of Ayurvedic
philosophic for conversion and utilisation .

4. Need
• Era of advancement in terms of new disease – Anukta
roga !!
• Paves a way to explore / discover new drugs
• Imp Medicinal plants - RET Status of species
• Ethnobotanical studies/ survey- helps understand/ explore
region specific plants + their folklore practices/ traditional
knowledge.
• In-Depth knowledge of drugs
• New drugs (local regional herbs) – brings prosperity in
the economy of the nation.
• Being a DG Scholar- expand our knowledge as well the
Pharmacopoeia with new emerging drugs of the era.

5. Methods of evaluating Dravya
• तस्यापीयं परीक्षा –
• इदमेवं प्रकृ त्येवं गुणमेवं प्रभावमस्स्मन ् देशे
जातमस्स्मन्नृतवेवं गृहितमेवं
ननहितमेवमुपस्कृ तमनया च मात्रया युक्तमस्स्मन ्
व्याधवेवंववधस्य पुरुषस्यैतावन्तं
दोषमपकषषत्युपशमयनत वा यदन्यदवप चैवववधं
भेषजं भवेत ् तत ् च अनेन ववशेषेण युक्तमिमनत ||
(च.वव.8/87)

6. Steps to Research - Anukta Dravya
Step 1
• Collection of Data
• 1˚ source- folklore practitioners
• 2˚ source- existing literature
Step 2
• Identification of a plant – Macro/ Micro
Step 3
• Observation of the plant in-situ

7. Step 4
• Extensive study of literature to find
any suitable tag with available dravya.
Step 5
• Detailed pharmacognostical studies
Step 6
• Determination of Rasa Panchaka

8. Step 7
• Safety Studies – Acute/ Sub-acute/
Chronic studies
Step 8
• Detailed Pharmacological studies
Step 9
• Biological Studies

9. Step 10
• Evaluation and validation of
Ethnobotanical claims
Step 11
• Nomenclature
Step 12
• Inclusion in API Monographs

13. • Sitaphala
• Gouraparpata
• Khubkala
• Vanapsa
• Khatmi
• Suddama
• Haramala
• Rumimastaki
• Gorakshaganja
• Markandika
• Ashvagol
• Parnabeeja
• Erandakarkati
• Dhamanaka
• Jupha
• Kasani
• Ayapana
• Dugdaphena
• Putiha
• Mayaphala
• Medasaka
• Krishnabheeja
• Amaravalli
• Katveera
• Anjani
Examples

14. Examples continued..
• Hrtpatri
• Utangana
• Tavaksheeri
• Ananas
• Ushava
• Suranjana
• Raktaniryasa
• Tailaparni
• Saptachakra
• Tamraparna

15. Examples in campus ?
• Sadapa – Ruta graveolens - Rutaceae
• Origanum majorana - Lamiaceae
• Ratnagandhi – Caesalpinia Pulcherimma
• Mutingia calabura
• Insulina plant- Costus igneus - Cosataceae
• Sarva sugandhi- ‘All spice’- Pimenta dioica - Myrtaceae
• Papata- Pavetta indica - Rubiaceae
• Harita manjari – Acalypha indica
• Euphorbia heterophylla

16. Conclusion
• India due to its vastness and diverse flora and fauna brings a
wider role of studying new plants with the emergence of new
technology, need of herbal medicines – Thus we should look
forward for alternate source/ novel plants which are yet to be
explored and evaluate them with appropriate evaluation
methods.
• Expanding Pharmacopoieas  Knowledge.
• The incorporations of these into Ayurveda and therapeutics
would fill the gap in Ayurvedic Pharmacopia , where the
classical drugs are facing the problems of scarcity
Growth and Development are dynamic of nature.

17. • Explore the floras in the world.
अनेनोपदेशेन नानौषधधभूतं जगनत ककस्न्चद् द्रव्यमुपलभ्यते तां
तां युस्क्तमर्ष चतं तममिभप्रेत्य ॥ (च.सु.२६)
• There is no material in the universe, which is not aushadha or
useless.
• Every material is used for one or the other purpose.
• Thus the importance of Anukta Dravya evaluation.

18. •Thank You !