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Basic Concept of Dravyaguna Vijnana

  • 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Dravyaguna Vijnana, Shivalik Ayurvedic Medical College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
  • 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Dravyaguna Vijnana, Chandrasekhar Singh Ayurveda Sansthan, Koilaha, Kaushambi, Uttarpradesh
  • 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Roga Nidan and Vikriti Vijnana, Shivalik Ayurvedic Medical College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
  • 4. Associate Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, Shivalik Ayurvedic Medical College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

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Dravyaguna Vijnana deals with the universal principles related to the Ayurveda pharmacognosy and pharmacology. Dravyaguna Vijnana deals with Namajnana, Rupajnana, Gunajnana and Yuktijnana, etc. Literal meaning of word Dravya means material or things and Guna means properties or qualities, thus Dravyaguna Vijnana deals around properties of Dravya (drugs). Dravyaguna Vijnana narrates pharmacological activities with Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka and Prabhava of drugs. As per Ayurveda Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka and Prabhav are integral properties of Ayurveda drugs which pays towards the therapeutic actions of drugs. This article accessible general principles of Dravyaguna and contribution of properties of Dravya near pharmacological actions by which one can understand various Dravya properly.

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