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    Bryonia laciniosa: A Ethnopharmacological Approach of Ayurvedic Shivlingi

    Prasad Vijay Kadam1★, Prachi Vikas Bhapkar1, Sameer Khamroddin Shaikh1, Kavita Nilesh Yadav1, Damini Kallyanrao Giram1, Abhijit Sampatrao Karanje1★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Thergaon, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.

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    Prasad Vijay Kadam

    Department of Pharmacognosy, Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Pharmacy, Thergaon, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.

    kadamprasadv@gmail.com

    Received: 17-02-2023; Revised: 30-03-2023; Accepted: 24-04-2023.

    Volume 15, Issue 3 · pp. 462–467 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/pres.15.3.047

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    Bryonia laciniosa Linn., also known as Bryonopsis laciniosa which in traditionally called to be Shivlingi, because the upper surface of the seeds looks like a "Shivling," a popularly worshipped Hindu divinity which is Lord Shiva. It is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is used to uterine tonic and boost in mental function in reducing stressed women infertility. Its main chemical component is bryonin, which is linked with lymphadenopathy, fever, asthma, bronchitis, epilepsy, cholera, colic, consumption, convulsions, cough, delirium, infertility, headache, splenomegaly, paralysis, pulmonary tuberculosis, snakebite. It has been pharmacologically proven as an anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, weight problem, and primarily as a treatment for infertility. All men or women have an innate, passionate desire to preserve their race. Becoming a mother is one of every woman's greatest love dreams. Herbal medicines are much cheaper and less difficult to obtain and have no known ill effects. Many herbs that promote infertility are also used in folk remedies that are mostly undiscovered. It is a little-known conventional drug that has been proven to be effective in treatment.

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      Kadam, P. V., Bhapkar, P. V., Shaikh, S. K., Yadav, K. N., Giram, D. K., & Karanje, A. S. (). Bryonia laciniosa: A Ethnopharmacological Approach of Ayurvedic Shivlingi. Pharmacognosy Research, 15(3), 462–467. https://doi.org/10.5530/pres.15.3.047