| Drug is of three types- (based on ''prabhava'') (1) some (drugs) are pacifiers of doshas, (2) some vitiate dhatus and (3) some are taken as (responsible for) maintaining normal health. [67] | | Drug is of three types- (based on ''prabhava'') (1) some (drugs) are pacifiers of doshas, (2) some vitiate dhatus and (3) some are taken as (responsible for) maintaining normal health. [67] |
| According to the source of origin, the drugs are of three types viz. animal origin, plant origin and earth origin. | | According to the source of origin, the drugs are of three types viz. animal origin, plant origin and earth origin. |
− | Animal origin drugs: Honey, milk, bile, animal-fat, bone-marrow, blood, flesh, excrements, urine, skin, semen, bone, ligaments, horns, nails, hoof, hair, down (fine soft dense hair) and inspissated bile are the substances obtained from animals [68-69]. | + | Animal origin drugs - Honey, milk, bile, animal-fat, bone-marrow, blood, flesh, excrements, urine, skin, semen, bone, ligaments, horns, nails, hoof, hair, down (fine soft dense hair) and inspissated bile - are substances obtained from animals [68-69]. |