TheSomaDrinker of Ancient India
An Ethno-Botanical Retrospection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5222282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sachidananda Padhy (Faculty of Botany, Govt. College (Lead) , Chatrapur 761 020, Orissa, India), Suraj Kumar Dash (0000-0002-0703-812X), Santosh Kumar Dash (0000-0001-9548-9387, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mohuda) , Berhampur 760 002, Orissa, India) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-26 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2004.11905661 |
| OpenAlex | W2340579388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
The juice of the plant Soma, was an uncommon drink, consumed by the Vedic people known as Soma Rasa. It was offered to Gods, considered as divine and contemplated with medicinal efficacy for restorative treatments; being neither hallucinogenic nor intoxicating.The paper presents a brief account of the Soma plant as described in Rig Veda and more research on it in Aayurveda along with search for the proper plant by modern man since the last two centuries.The regime of Soma drink was simple in Vedic description, while as per the Aayurvedic text, it required an intense care unit (ICUSD) for the Soma drinker to take care of the rejuvenating process
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Geography · Soma · Traditional medicine · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · History · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |