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ReviewJournal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine

Review of unique ophthalmic formulations in Vaidya Manorama: A traditional Kerala Ayurveda literature.

Praveen Balakrishnan, S Ajayan, Sreejith Mukkudakkattu, Kavya Nechiyil, Narayanan Nambi

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Review in Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Lebanese Medicinal Plants with Ophthalmic Properties.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 authors.

Praveen BalakrishnanResearch Officer (Ayurveda), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (CCRAS), Thiruvananthapuram, India. Electronic address: drpraveenbalakrishnan@gmail.com.
S AjayanProfessor and Head, Department of Dravyaguna, Ashtangam Ayurveda Vidhyapeetam, Vavanoor, India.
Sreejith MukkudakkattuAyurveda Ophthalmologist, Mukkudakkattu Nethra Chikitsalayam, Pattambi, India.
Kavya NechiyilAssistant Physician, Nechiyil Ayurveda Vaidyashala, Karalmanna, India.
Narayanan NambiDirector - Academy, SNA Oushadhashala, Moospet Road, Thrissur, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaidya Manorama is a folklore Kerala Ayurveda literature that encompasses time- tested low-budget formulations that can be prepared from easily available resources. Ayurveda Ophthalmology has been described in Chapter twenty-eight of the literature. Many unique formulations like eating firefly (khadyota), preparing ghee from fresh-water shellfish (tadaka-shuktika), Kadali phala (a special type of banana) bidalaka, dropping of juice of palasha (Butea monosperma) into eyes for various clinical conditions are described. We review the unique ophthalmology formulations in this chapter to bring them to limelight. Few herbo-mineral formulations are also described for which toxicity and safety studies are warranted. All these handy formulations may help clinicians in day-to-day practice or may be a lead for novel research.

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AyurvedaAyurveda OphthalmologyFormulationsKeralaVaidya Manorama

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PMID35661934
PMCPMC9168494

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