Pratinidhi dravya and its adaptation in current scenario - A bird’s eye view

In the current situation endangered plant list is increasing gradually thusimplementation of pratinidhi dravya may be the right option. The pharmacopeial or extrapharmacopeial drug should be assessed on the basic fundamentals of dravyguna likerasa, virya, vipaka etc.as well as resemblance, regional substitution on the basis ofsynonym, homonym, pharmacological and clinical trials. This will enrich the currentpractices of pratinidhi dravya in Ayurvedic science.