Oushadhatva & pradhanyatva of dravya

 Introduction
 Oushadha
 Oushadhatwa of dravya
 Principle
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INTRODUCTION
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All substances in the universe is made up of
Panchamahabhutas.
Human body is also composed of Panchamahabhutas.

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 Because human body and dravya has got
panchabhoota composition,no other substance
without Panchbhootas can be used in treatments.
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Vridhi, kshaya and samavastha of doshas are under the
control of dravyas , ie, their properties..

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Being panchabhoutika all dravyas in the universe
can be considered as oushadha.

OUSHADHA
In Amarakosa oushadha is a synonym of chikitsa
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Dravya prescribed by Physician for the treatment
of disease is oushadha.

 Dravya is one among the chikitsa chatushpadas .
 An ideal dravya must possess the following
charecteristics:
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 Bahuta- should be abundantly available.
 Yogyatwa- should be of maximum utility.
 Anekavidha kalpana- should be made into different
formulations.
 Sampath- should possess best qualities.

OUSHADHATWA OF DRAVYA
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 For treatment Dravya must be Kalpana Sidha ,ie,
undergone samskaras like Swarasa , Kalka etc.
 But sometimes we use dravya itself without any
kalpana
eg – Eranda thaila for virechana.
In that case physician may prescribe oushadha
according to rogi and rogaavastha in correct dose.

 In all cases dravya may not be considered as
oushadha eventhough kalpana sidha.It will
change according to rogavastha.
eg- Khadira in Kushta & Nisa in Prameha.
* Also a dravya which is to be used externally
may not be oushadha if used internally.
* Oushadatwa of dravya also change according to
bheshaja kaalas.

 So dravya is called as oushadha when it is
used or given to maintain normal health and
relief from disease.
 To pacify disease it is used in
* proper union- Yukti
* after proper kalpana - swarasa etc
* in proper time - kaala
* in proper combination – samyoga
* in proper dosage - maatra.

 All these depends on decision of Vaidya.
 He will prescribe a dravya as oushadha after roga
and rogi pariksha.
 This is termed as Yuktipurvaka chikitsa.

PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE USE OF DRAVYA
AS OUSHADHA
SAMANA VRIDHI SIDHANTA
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The same qualities of a dravya will increase that
particular property while opposite qualities will decrease
the property.
This principle is applied in treatment to keep human body
in normal state.
 Therefore even simple plants , mutra, mala etc to precious
gems or stones can be used to treat diseases.

INTRODUCTION
 7 padarthas in dravya guna sastra
 ie dravya ,rasa, guna, virya, vipaka, prabhava and
karma.
 Among them dravya is considered pradhana.
 Susrutha &Nagarjuna explains the importance
of each padartha.

 Susrutha in Sutrasthana 40 th chapter enumerates following
yuktis to establish dravya pradhanya.
 1. Vyavasthitatwa
 2. Nityatwa
 3. Swajatyavasthana.
 4.Panchendriyagrahana
 5.Asrayatwa
 6.Aramba samarthya
 7.Sastra pramanya
 8.Kramapekshitatwa.
 9.Ekadesasadhyatwa.
Apart from these,Acharya Nagarjuna has given below concepts
also –
 1.Taratama yoganupalabdi
 2.Vikalpa samarthya
 3.Pratighata samarthya.

VYAVASTHITATWA
 Means sthiratwa - stability
(Vachaspatya&Sabdakalpadruma)
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 Dravya will always be stable but guna and karma are
unstable.
Jambu phala - colour
Bala - durva angura
Purna - mechaka varna
Pakwa – anjana sannibha

NITYATWA
 Means Saswatatwam
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 Dravya is permanent but due to the effect of
kala, jala, vata etc, rasadi guna will become less
or changed.

SWAJATYAVASTHANA
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 Even in the process of change that occurs in a
dravya , its homologus constitution remains
unchanged.
 eg- Dadhi is parthiva but rasa will change as
Ist Madhura - P + J
later Amla - P + A

PANCHENDRIYA GRAHANA
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 Being panchabhoutika , guna of dravya is
perceived by 5 jnanendriyas.
 But rasadis can be known by a single indriya.

ASRAYATWA
 Means dependence
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 Dravya is the recepticle for guna & karma .
 Without dravya these properties cannot be
exhibited
 They are always in cohesion with dravya.

ARAMBASAMARTHYA
 Aramba means upakarma - a synonym of chikitsa
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 When we need a dravya for treatment the vaidya will
ask to bring that dravya only ,not a dravya with particular
rasa or guna.
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 A person with disability is inferior to a normal healthy
person.

SASTRAPRAMANYA
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 In classics, all dravyas used in treatments are
mentioned as gana or yoga that contain name
of dravyas not their rasadis.

KRAMAPEKSHITATWA
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 Rasadi of a dravya always depends upon present state of
dravya.
 When dravya is immature rasadi guna will also be
immature and when fully matured , rasadis also fully
matured.
eg- Amra
Bala- Increases vata & pitha
Purna - Increases pitha
Pakwa _ Decreases vata
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 Anuvidhana- rasadis follows dravya like students andwww.ayurvedappt.blogspot.com

EKADESASADHYATWA
 Ekadesa means avayava, bhaga etc
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 Different parts of dravya are used separately for
their therapeutic action.
 Eg- Snuhi kshira , Twak of aswatha etc
 Also different parts of dravya sometimes possess
variation in rasadis.

TARATAMAYOGANUPALABDI
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 As dravya is vyavasthita ,no grades of intensity
 But rasadis can exist in different grades of
intensity to exhibit different actions.
 Eg- Madhura – M tara & M tama
Mridu – samyak – Ativirechana.www.ayurvedappt.blogspot.com

VIKALPA SAMARTHYA
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The different kalpanas are made only with dravya
but not with rasadi guna.

PRATIGHATASAMARTHYA
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 Dravya is moorthiman –having material form
 They are avaranatmaka- occupy space
 According to this principle two dravyas cannot
occupy same place at the same time.

 Among the above yuktis asrayatwa is important.
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 Without virya no vipaka,without rasa no virya,
without dravya no rasa,so dravya is most
important. www.ayurvedappt.blogspot.com

CONCLUSION
 Among the 7 padarthas of dravyaguna sastra
dravya is relatively more important as all other
properties depends on dravya for their existence.
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Rasa,guna etc will have their genesis simultaneously with
dravya but not separately.Their relation is compared with
Deha & Dehi ie body and soul.

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