Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences Withania Coagulans in Treatmen of Diabetics and Some Other Diseases: A Review

Ayurvedic medicines are largely used for treatment of many diseases .Using of herbal drugs are the traditional system in India for healing & curing. Due to many adverse effect of modern drugs people used to prefer herbal drugs.The traditional medicines are increasingly solicited through the traditional practitioners and herbalists in the treatment of infectious diseases.Medicinal plants play a vital role for the development of new drugs. Withania is a small genus of shrubs, which are distributed in the East of the Mediterranean region and extend to South Asia. The berries of the shrub are used for milk coagulation. It is popularly known as Indian cheese maker. In Punjab, the fruits of W. Coagulans are used as the source of coagulating enzyme for clotting the milk which is called "paneer"

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