Vitex trifolia-An Important Medicinal Plant:A Review of its Folklore Medicine and Traditional Uses

Ancient days peoples are purely depend on herbal drugs. Why because at that time allopathic drugs are not available for peoples. Nowadays both ayurveda and allopathic drugs are used. Some chronic diseases are completely not eradicated by allopathic drugs. For this reason ayurvedic drugs are more preffered than allopathic drugs. In India 3000 plants used for the medicinal value. In general 6000 medicinal plants in India are in use in traditional, folklore and used as a herbal medicine. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review in ayurveda in the pharmacological aspects of Vitex trifolia usually having heat producing property, increase the bile secretion stomach along with develop the colour skin. This plant completely eliminates the kapha, vatha, pitha produced diseases. It also useful in cough, bronchitis, and antiamebic, antileprotic agent.