• Lalit Nagar

Keshar is one of the costliest Ayurvedic medicinal plant also known as red gold. The biological source of Keshar is dried stigma of flower Crocus sativus Linn. belonging to family Iridaceae, Worldwide known as Saffron. It is native of South Europe and in India its cultivation so far limited to Jammu & Kashmir. Saffron is a valuable drug used in several Ayurvedic preparations. Acharaya Charaka has classified it under shonit sthapana mahakashaya, whereas acharaya Sushrut and Bhagbhat had mentioned it under eladi gana It has katu tikta taste, Ushna virya, Katu vipaka and snigdha guna and having properties like Vatahara, Varnya, Vishaghna, Sleshmahara, Rasayana, Jantuhara. It is used in diseases like Chardi, Kasa, Vyanga, Drshti Roga, Kantha Roga, Sidhma, Suryavartta, Shiroroga. A detailed review was done, for its synonyms, classification, pharmacological properties and different features according to its type, from the major Ayurvedic classical texts and nighantus (Ayurvedic materia medica).

Keshar, Crocus sativus, Pharmacological properties, Synonyms, Classification

"COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF KESHAR (Crocus sativus Linn) FROM CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC TEXTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.295-301, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905O46.pdf

"COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF KESHAR (Crocus sativus Linn) FROM CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC TEXTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp295-301, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905O46.pdf