European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ANALYTICAL STUDY OF MADHU {HONEY} WITH RESPECT TO CHAKSHUSHYA PROPERTY

*Dr. Gavimath Shivanand, Dr. Vivek G. K. and Dr. Mangala K. S.

ABSTRACT

For many of the eye diseases madhu is one of the important media to administer the medicines. For all the ophthalmic therapeutics honey is one of the ingredients used in many diseases. Vagbhata called honey{Madhu} as Chakshushya, which is beneficial for the eyes, either in the form of medicaments or prophylactic regimen. madhu has got the special property of sookshma srotogamitva, it penetrates the aushadhi dravyas in all the sandhis, patalas and mandalas in a stipulated time and also enhances the action of pradhana ghataka dravyas. Madhu is the main vahaka dravya for application of many of the Anjana and other ophthalmic preparations. Polyphenols[11], phenolic acid derivatives in honey are rich in antioxidant activity along with flavonoids. Thus helps in the Drushtimandalagata rogas, madhumehajanya netravikaras. Hence there is a need to re establish the multifactorial properties of the madhu with respect to the classical indications in different diseases.

Keywords: Chakshushya, madhu, anjana, flavonoids, polyphenols.