• Dr. Manisha P. Gavit
• Dr. Nitin S. Gaikwad
• Dr. Swapnil S. Chaudhary

Traditional medicine refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs incorporating plant, animal and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises, applied singularly or in combination to treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses or maintain well-being. For traditional medicine proper plant identification is must. Importance of namarupavigyana is a basic need of practitioners to identify the exact drug or plant, they should be very selective and accurate to about the plant nama and rupa. In this universe every object has a specific name through which it is identified. Without this we can't introduce anything to anybody. Nama and rupa are linked with each other like word and its meaning in order to distinguish objects. The synonymous word in ayurveda for drug identification is "Namarupagyana" which includes name and features and properties and action of the drug.

Traditional medicine, Nomenclature, Namarupavigyan

"TRADITIONAL PLANT IDENTIFICATION METHOD IN TODAYS ERA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.a128-a129, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201017.pdf

"TRADITIONAL PLANT IDENTIFICATION METHOD IN TODAYS ERA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppa128-a129, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201017.pdf