Changes

Karma is defined as ‘action present in the matter, devoid of any quality ([[guna]])’. It is regarded as an independent cause of conjunction and disjunction of things. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 1/52] All actions and movements (karma) are limited to corporeal substances (murta dravya) such as earth, water, light, air and mind ([[panchamahabhuta]] except ether or [[akasha]]); and there is no action on pervading substances like directions (disha), time ([[kala]]) and soul ([[atma]]).

Karma is defined as ‘action present in the matter, devoid of any quality ([[guna]])’. It is regarded as an independent cause of conjunction and disjunction of things. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 1/52] All actions and movements (karma) are limited to corporeal substances (murta dravya) such as earth, water, light, air and mind ([[panchamahabhuta]] except ether or [[akasha]]); and there is no action on pervading substances like directions (disha), time ([[kala]]) and soul ([[atma]]).

The effect of drugs ([[aushadhi]]) is ‘karma’.  Thus the pharmacological activities like emetic, purgative, cleansing, pacifying, astringent, appetizer, pressing, lowering body weight, raising body weight, [[rasayana]] (drug or food that prevent ageing), aphrodisiac, inflammatory, dissolving oedema, burning, tearing, intoxicating, causing death, counteracting poison, etc. actions are listed under karma. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 40/5] The [[guna]] (qualities) are identified by their respective karmas like anulomana karma (restoring and facilitating physiological direction of various flows within the body) of sara guna (mobility); [[brimhana]] karma (promoting tissue growth) of guru guna (heaviness); [[stambhana]] karma (checking any flow through or out of the body) of sheeta guna (coldness), etc.

The effect of drugs ([[aushadhi]]) is ‘karma’.  Thus the pharmacological activities like emetic, purgative, cleansing, pacifying, astringent, appetizer, pressing, lowering body weight, raising body weight, drug or food that prevent ageing ([[rasayana]]), aphrodisiac, inflammatory, dissolving oedema, burning, tearing, intoxicating, causing death, counteracting poison, etc. actions are listed under karma. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 40/5] The [[guna]] (qualities) are identified by their respective karmas like anulomana karma (restoring and facilitating physiological direction of various flows within the body) of sara guna (mobility); [[brimhana]] karma (promoting tissue growth) of guru guna (heaviness); [[stambhana]] karma (checking any flow through or out of the body) of sheeta guna (coldness), etc.

==Classification==

==Classification==