Herbal drug Technology 6th sem

1. Indian System of Medicine
Herbal drug Technology
VI th Semester
Presented By:- R. K. Mahajan, S. N. Gaikwad,
Neha. R. Pathak
Nagpur College of Pharmacy

2. Introduction
1.
• Ayurveda, an ancient (900 B.C.) and well known 5000 years older system
of medicines.
• It has potential to cure various diseases in effective manner.
• The Hindu mythology states 4 veda which were written by the Aryans
Rig veda
2. Sam veda
3.
4.
Yajur veda
Atharva veda.
• The Ayurveda is an upaveda i.e. a part of Atharva veda

3. • Ancient mythology states that the concept of
Ayurveda was stated by the creator of the world-
Lord Brahma.
• The 1st significant writings about Ayurveda (Charak
samhita) appeared around first millennium B.C.
• Sushruta Samhita the scholarly writing originated a
century later and reveled data for ayurvedic surgery.
• The third most impt ayurvedic document (Asthanga
Hridaya) is from 7th century A.D.
• AYURVEDAis considered as the mother of all
systems of medicine.

4. AYURVEDA
• An oldest science for healing
Ayurveda = AYU + VEDA
AYU = LIFE
VEDA = SCIENCE
“The Science of Life”
Life = Mind + Body + Spirit
Definition: The traditional Hindu
system of medicine that uses a
combination of diet, herbal treatment,
and yogic breathing to treat illnesses.

5. Comparison between Ayurveda and Allopathy
ALLOPATHY
• Allopathy mainly focus in Symptoms and Disease
• Primarily use of drugs and surgery to rid the body of pathogen or disease
tissue
AYURVEDA
• Ayurveda focus on the energies of the body
• Ayurveda maintain the life to increase the immunity system by balancing
the tridoshas

6. The basic strategy of Ayurveda
Maintenance of health life by creating balance in :-
1. Lifestyle
2. Right thinking
3. Diet
4. Use of herbs
5. Environment
is composed of basic fundamental blocks
• All the living and non living matter consists of varying proportion of these five
fundamental elements called Panchamahabhutas
Panchmahabhutas
Principle
• The particles in physical creation
namely ‘The Elements’

7. PANCHMAHABHUTAS
1. Space :- Represents voids within the body eg. mouth, nostrils
and abdomen
2. Air :- Movement of the muscular parts
3. Water :- Consist of body fluid and cytoplasm
4. Fire :- Controls the function of enzymes and corresponds to
intelligence
4. Earth :- Manifest in solid structure such as bones, teeth and
hair etc.
The panchmahabhutas represent as the dhatus, doshas, malas in the human
body.

8. PRINCIPLE ENERGIES OF THE BODY
The Bhutas combine to form 'tridosas' i.e. bioenergetic forces which governs
our health or physical condition. While the three gunas (Rajas- activity, Tamas-
inertia and Satva , balances rajas and tamas) or psychic forces which determines
our mental and spiritual health.

9. VATA
• It is the energy of movements and the force governing the biological activity.
• Composition- Space and Air
• The locations of vata are the joints, thighs, nerve tissues, brain, ears, skin, and
colon.
• Physiologically, vata governs movements, such as talking, breathing, nerve
impulse, motion of tissues and muscles, circulation, food assimilation,
menstruation, elimination, and urination.
• It also governs communication, creativity, flexibility and quickness of thoughts
Functions of vata :-
Breathing, blinking, muscle and tissue movement, pulsation of heart, all
movements in the cytoplasm and cell membrane

10. PITTA
• Pitta dosha is related to body ‘fire’and which deals with digestion.
• It is responsible for all chemical and metabolic transformation in the body.
• It governs our mental health, digestion and our capacity to perceive reality and
understand things.
• The stomach, small intestine, sweat glands, fat, blood, eyes and skin are the
locations of pitta.
Made up of fire and water. It controls
1. Digestion, absorption, nutrition, metabolism, temperature

11. KAPHA
• Kapha Dosha is biological water that withholds things together.
• It provides support to body.
• The parameters controlled are emotional support and governs positive
emotional traits such as compassion, love, modesty, forgiveness and patience.
• It fills spaces in the body, give biological strength, vitality and vigor .
•The chest is the location of kapha.
composition- Water and earth
Functions for formation of body’s structure
1. Bones, muscles, Tendons
It provides glue and supply of water in the body

12. Saptadhatus:
• Ras Dhatu
• Rakta Dhatu
• Mamas Dhatu
• Med Dhatu
• Asthi Dhatu
• Majja Dhatu
• Shukra Dhatu
These seven Dhatus are considered equivalent to PHATHOLOGY, In view of
Modern Western Medicine-Allopathy.

13. Malas
• Malas - the waste and toxic products of the
body. It includes purisa, mutra, sweda.
• Proper elimination of mala is essential for
maintaining good health.
• The DHATUS, DOSHAS and MALAS if
remain in perfect equilibrium, the body to
stays healthy.
• The imbalance may results into diseases and
ill health.

14. BALANCE AND IMBALANCE OF VATA,
PITTA AND KAPHA

15. DOSHAS IN BALANCE OUT OF
BALANCE
Vata Creativity and
Flexibility
Fear and Anxiety
Pitta Understanding and
Intelligence
Anger , Hatred and
Jealousy
Kapha Love , calmness and
forgiveness
Greed and envy

16. UNDERSTANDING OF
VATA, PITTAAND KAPHA

17. TRIDOSHA

18. Diagnosis:
- In Ayurveda, diagnosis involves the following examinations:
1. General physical examination
2. Pulse examination
3. Urine examination
4. Examination of the stools
5. Examination of tongue and eyes
6. Examination of skin and ear including tactile and auditory functions
The patient is considered as a whole and vaidya takes a note of physiology of
patient and mental disposition

20. Treatment involves removal of causative factors creating disequilibria of the matrix or of
any constituents through the Panchkarma methods, suitable diet, medicines, activity and
herbal regimen for recovering the strength and balance of the body to minimize or prevent
occurrence of the disease.
• The treatment involve use of specific diet (pathya), medicines, and physical activity.
• This is done in two ways.
1. Treatment involves antagonistic effect on the disease by inhibiting the etiological
factors and manifestations.
• The other method includes diet and activity targeted to have same effects resembling the
etiological factors and manifestations.
Treatment in Ayurveda

21. The treatment methods are broadly be classified as
SHODHANA THERAPY (Purification Treatment)
SHAMANA THERAPY (Palliative Treatment)
PATHYAVYAVASTHA (Prescription of diet and activity)
NIDAN PARIVARJAN (Avoidance of disease causing and aggravating
factors)
SATVAJAYA (Psychotherapy)
RASAYANA THERAPY (use of immune modulators and rejuvenation
medicines)
TYPES OF TREATMENT

22. Branches of Ayurveda
• Kaya (medicine) chikitsa
• Salakya (ENT) chikitsa
• Salya (surgery) chikitsa
• Jara (genetics) chikitsa
• Bala (paediatric) chikitsa
• Vajikarama (rejuvenation and aphrodisiacs)Chikitsa
• Visha(toxicology) chikitsa
• Graham (planetary) chikitsa

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