According to the Vedas, Soma, the presiding deity of the moon is the God presiding over the herbs. In fact, the shastras say that the herbs and tendrils on earth gather their medicinal qualities through the rays coming from the moon.
It is another thing that puranas, while dealing with the Daksha episode, say that the moon was cursed by Daksha to have permanents illness.. Consumption or TB...
It is a universal Vedic and Hindu concept that the moon is the master of herbs, just as if Kubera is the master of wealth, etc.
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