drvya guna vigyan

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vadiya gopal

 

Dravya guna vigyan-

 

One of the greatest contribution of the rishis is

dravya guna vigyan. It is uniquely Indian and one of

the reason that so many drugs with different

permutation and combination were invented. Of course

they could by pass the route of testing the drugs

because of the logic fitted in the universal sense. Of

course these great men had the gnana dristhi and door

dristhi which could supplement there logic. Following

is the precepts on which the foundation of the dravya

guna vigyan was laid.

 

Every substance had three level spirit energy and

matter. To understand matter look in to the energy to

look in to the energy look in the spirit.

 

Every substance or dravya has multi uses. It can be

used in medicine, ritual , food, daily use etc. take

the case of coconut it can be used for preparing

'elanner kuzmabu' the famous medicine for eyes. It can

be used in food for chutneys and ritual used in all

the pooja.

 

See all the substances as vata pitta and kapha. Milk

is sweet and honey is sweet so is ghar. When any one

combines all these substances along with rice which is

also sweet one gets pudding which will increase kapha

in the body and also strengths the kapha organs.

 

See how the substances acts.

 

1.Does it act in upper lower or middle part of the

body ?

 

2. Does it act in which internal organs ?

 

3. Which qualities does it increase ?

 

For example take the case of substance work in liver.

 

Liver is a hot organ it needs to be cooled. Excessive

heat causes kamala it also shows in the eyes. eyes

are the external sign of liver. subtance like bhringraj not only cool head used

to cool the liver can be

used to cool the eyes. Therefore the person not only

treats the eyes but also the liver. For example any

one has mouth sores in India will be told that they

will need to heal the stomach because tongue is

external sign of the stomach.

 

Qualities of the substances – how to find out ?

 

• First of all every substances has multiple

qualities. Just like human beings has various gunas

the substances also has various gunas.

 

• Anubhava, intuition, text books will give u the

qualities.

• Taste, smell colour, shape, structure habitat will

also give the qualities.

 

• Just like any human has three parts, Head trunk and

legs the plant has three parts head is the head of

the plant. Trunk is stem and legs are the roots.

 

 

• Try to see the plants and animals like the human

 

 

• Just like human has seven dhatus the tree has also

has seven dhatus.Head of plant is very small were as

the head of the animal and human is large. Head is

kurthu ( in tamil , I donot know in hindi)

 

• Every substances qualities can be increased and

decreased by additions of substances. Take the case of

butter milk keep in fridge it will increase the

kapha,. Add like spices and coriander there is

slightly increase in pitta in butter milk . Take the

case of honey mix it will hot water it will reduce

weight which means it will reduce the kapha and

increase the pitta.

 

 

• One third of the substance becomes body one third

becomes mind and one third becomes the waste.

 

• Substances starts in rakata dhatu and absorbed in

various parts of the body and becomes one dhatu after

the other and finally sukra dhatu. It again converts

itself in to the mind from then onwards. This process

will vary for person to person , substances to

substances.

 

• The qualities are external and internal which can be

used for medicines. For example blood thinners can be

used for cholosterol blocks. Weight gainers can be

used in wound healing etc.

 

• Every substance will have some unique qualities and

will be suited very good for few diseases.

 

• Diease means imbalance in doshas. if doshas are treated disease gets healed

easily. use substances to

treat the doshas and not the dieases or symptoms.

 

• Bhasmas, churnas and all metallic substances work on

these principles that is why they treat various

diseases with changing anupana.

 

• Lehyas are suited best for pitta dieases , oils for

vatas and aristas are for kapha diseases.

 

 

 

Gopalakrishnan.k.b.