It increases potency of medicine by samskaras It makes medicine durable It makes medicine palatable Removes toxic effect of medicine by shodhana karma It makes medicine as per need of patient & disease
IMPORTANCE OF RAW DRUG
Drug is like instrumental aid to physician That is why it has been placed next to Physician amongst the quadruples of treatment “ ÍpÉwÉMçü SìurÉ EmÉxjÉÉiÉÉ UÉåaÉÏ mÉÉScÉiÉѹrÉqÉç | aÉÑhÉuÉiÉç MüÉUhÉÇ ¥ÉårÉÇ ÌuÉMüÉUurÉÑmÉzÉÉliÉrÉå || ’’
COLLECTION OF DRUG Medicinal value of plant depends upon season in which they are grown & collected. Plants being panchabhoutik are solely dependant on soil for their abode & nutrients.Their properties are based upon nature of soil.
QUALITIES OF IDEAL LAND TO COLLECT RAW DRUG “ iÉ§É SåzÉå xÉÉkÉÉUhÉå eÉÉÇaÉsÉå uÉÉ rÉjÉÉMüÉsÉÇ ÍzÉÍzÉU AÉiÉmÉ mÉuÉlÉ xÉÍsÉsÉ xÉåÌuÉiÉå xÉqÉå zÉÑcÉÉæ mÉëSͤÉhÉÉåSMåü zqÉzÉÉlÉ-cÉæirÉSåuÉrÉeÉlÉÉaÉÉU xÉpÉɵÉpÉëÉUÉqÉuÉsqÉÏMüÉåwÉUÌuÉUÌ WûiÉå MÑüzÉUÉåÌWûwÉÉxiÉÏhÉåï ÎxlÉakÉ M×üwhÉ qÉkÉÑU qÉ×̨ÉMåü xÉÑuÉhÉïuÉhÉï qÉkÉÑUqÉ×̨ÉMåü uÉÉ qÉ×SÉuÉTüÉsÉM×ü¹å AlÉÑmÉWûiÉå AlrÉæ: oÉsÉuɨÉUæ: SìÓqÉæUÉæwÉkÉÉÌlÉ eÉÉiÉÉÌlÉ mÉëzÉxrÉiÉå || ’’
According to acharya sushruta Soil: for virechana dravyasPrithvi & apa for vamana dravyas -Agni,Akash & Vayu for samshamana dravyas-Akash (su.sutra 36/6)
METHOD OF COLLECTION •
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One should collect the plants facing towards: East or north direction Naksatras: Pushya Mrigasira Hastha & Ashwini
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Season as per Season as charak (c.kal.1/10) per sushruta (sutra 36/5)
zÉÉ.xÉÇ.mÉë. 1/59 For all types of preparations-Sharad rtu For vamana & virechana -end of Vasant rtu
COLLECTION OF DRUG AS PER VIRYA (POTENCY) “ xÉÉæqrÉÉlrÉÉæwÉkÉÉÌlÉ xÉÉæqrÉåwÉÑ GiÉÑÑwuÉÉSSÏiÉ,AÉalÉårÉ AÉalÉårÉåwÉÑ: LuÉqÉç AurÉÉmÉ³É aÉÑhÉÉÌlÉ pÉuÉÎliÉ | ” xÉÑ.xÉÔ.36/5 Usna virya dravya – in usna kala & from agneya bhumi Shita virya dravya – in shita kala &
QUALITIES OF PREPARED DRUGS “ AsmÉqÉɧÉÇ qÉWûÉuÉåaÉÇ oÉWÒûSÉåwÉWûUÇ xÉÑZÉqÉç | sÉbÉÑmÉÉMÇü xÉÑZÉÉxuÉÉSÇ mÉëÏhÉlÉÇ urÉÉÍkÉlÉÉzÉlÉqÉç || AÌuÉMüÉUÏ cÉ urÉÉmɨÉÉæ lÉÉÌiÉasÉÉÌlÉMüUÇ cÉ rÉiÉç | aÉlkÉuÉhÉïUxÉÉåmÉåiÉÇ ÌuɱÉlqÉɧÉÉuÉSÉæwÉkÉqÉç || ” cÉ.ÍxÉ.6/15,16
PANCHABHOUTIKATA “ mÉÇcÉpÉÔiÉÉiqÉMåü SåWåû ÌWû AÉWûÉU: mÉÉÇcÉpÉÉæÌiÉMü: | ÌuÉmÉYuÉ: mÉgcÉkÉÉ xÉqrÉaaÉÑhÉÉlÉç xuÉÉlÉÍpÉuÉkÉïrÉåiÉ || ” xÉÑ.xÉÔ.46/526 Generally body is nourished by aahara & Disease is treated by aoushada.The dietetic & medicinal substances are composed of panchamahabhutas.
TYPES OF MANA “ qÉÉlÉÇ Ì²ÌuÉkÉÇ mÉëÉWÒû: MüÉÍsÉÇaÉ qÉÉaÉkÉÇ iÉjÉÉ | MüÉÍsÉÇaÉÉiÉ qÉÉaÉkÉÇ ´Éå¸Ç LuÉÇ qÉÉlÉÌuÉSÉå ÌuÉSÒ: || ’’ cÉ.Mü. 12/105 Mainly two types of mana : 1. Magadha 2.Kalinga
“ mÉÉæiÉuÉÇ SìÓuÉrÉÇ mÉÉrrÉqÉç CÌiÉ qÉÉlÉÉjÉïMÇü §ÉrÉqÉç | ’’ AqÉUMüÉåzÉ 219/85 In western system of medicine also there are two systems of weights & measures 1. Imperial system 2. Metric system
SELECTION OF DRUGS FOR KASAYA KALPANAS Depending upon panchabhoutik constitution of drug type of kasaya kalpana will be decided Pruthavi : Kalka Jala : Swarasa Agni : Kwatha Vayu & : Hima /Phanta Akasha
RASA-GUNA-VIRYA-VIPAKA ETC. OF DRAVYAS “ SìurÉå UxÉÉå aÉÑhÉÉå uÉÏrÉï ÌuÉmÉÉMüÉ: zÉÌ£üUåuÉ cÉ | mÉSÉjÉÉï: mÉlcÉ ÌiɸÎliÉ xuÉÇ xuÉÇ MÑüuÉïÎliÉ MüqÉï cÉ || ’’ pÉÉ. mÉë. mÉë.6/169
