Open main menu
Home
Random
Log in
Settings
About Charak Samhita
Disclaimers
Charak Samhita
Search
Changes
← Older edit
Newer edit →
Dravya
(view source)
Revision as of 06:09, 7 July 2022
9 bytes added
,
06:09, 7 July 2022
→Classification
Line 171:
Line 171:
#Ushnavirya dravya (hot potency): Aquilaria agallocha (agaru), Saussurea costus (kustha) & Valeriana wallichii ([[tagara]])
#Ushnavirya dravya (hot potency): Aquilaria agallocha (agaru), Saussurea costus (kustha) & Valeriana wallichii ([[tagara]])
−
'''Classification based on post digestive effect (vipaka)'''
+
'''Classification based on post digestive effect (
[[
vipaka
]]
)'''
Based on the end product formed during the process of digestion of dravya, they are classified into three types:
Based on the end product formed during the process of digestion of dravya, they are classified into three types:
−
#Madhura vipaka dravya: e.g. Zingiber officinalis (
sunthi
), Piper longum ([[pippali]]).
+
#Madhura vipaka dravya: e.g. Zingiber officinalis (
[[shunthi]]
), Piper longum ([[pippali]]).
#Amla vipaka dravya: e.g. Rice grain (vrihi), Dolichos biflorus (kulattha).
#Amla vipaka dravya: e.g. Rice grain (vrihi), Dolichos biflorus (kulattha).
#Katu vipaka dravya: e.g. Sesame oil (taila), Salt (lavana). [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 40/10]<ref name=Susruta/>
#Katu vipaka dravya: e.g. Sesame oil (taila), Salt (lavana). [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 40/10]<ref name=Susruta/>
Eganeesh
2,062
edits