Abstract

THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF DRAVYAGUNA ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

Dr. Vinod Ranga* and Dr. Sneh Ranga

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Abstract

Dravyaguna deals with study of medicinal herbs & drugs, their origin, nature, properties & effects upon human beings. It finds its parallel in the modern science of pharmacology. It’s a complete science of herbal plants. Dravya is a word derived from dru, denoting tree or plant. In Ayurveda dravya denotes any material used as curative agent. Its derivation from dru, meaning plant, suggests that in the beginning plants or plant products were the susbstances used mostly as curative agents. Other substances entered the field later. This is natural, as the flora and fauna are the substances, which are in the easy reach of men, and among them plant material can be collected easily.

Keywords: Dravyaguna, Medicinal, Plant, Ayurveda, Natural, Material.