Vedomax Darunaj – Doronicum Hookeri – दारुनाजी

VEDOMAX DARUNAJ – DORONICUM HOOKERI – दारुनाजी

Darunaj (Doronicum hookeri Hook f.) belonging to family. Asteraceae is an important medicinal drug and distributed in Himalayas at Lachen and Tungu, and Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet between 12,000 to 14,000 ft (Khare, 2007). Its roots are widely used as folk medicine and are commonly known as “Darunaj-aqrabi” in Unani and as “Leopard’s bane” in English. Roots are traditionally used as a constituent of cardiac and nervine tonics, exhilarant and act as a stomachic and dissolves trapped gases (Khare, 2007). Antibacterial and antifungal activities of D. hookeri roots have been Proved.