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| The effect of eight potencies (ashtavidha veerya) on dosha, probably contributing to systemic effects / therapeutic effects, can be described in the table below. These can be determined through the karma of dravya possessing the particular guna- (Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 46/515-524) | | The effect of eight potencies (ashtavidha veerya) on dosha, probably contributing to systemic effects / therapeutic effects, can be described in the table below. These can be determined through the karma of dravya possessing the particular guna- (Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 46/515-524) |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | |+ Table 4. Effect of eight veerya on dosha and body systems |
| + | ! Sr. No |
| + | ! Veerya |
| + | ! Effect on doshas |
| + | ! Systemic effects |
| + | |- |
| + | | 1. |
| + | | Ushna (hot) |
| + | | Vata hara <br/>Kapha hara Pitta vardhaka |
| + | | Deepana (~appetizer), pachana (~digestive), dahajanana (~causes burning sensation), murchhana (~cause fainting) , |
| | | |
| + | swedana (~induce perspiration) , vamanakarak (induce emesis), virechana (~purgative), vilayana (~escharotic), |
| + | |
| + | bhramakaraka (~induce giddiness), trushnajanana (~induce thirst), aashupaaka (~cause quicker digestion and suppuration), |
| + | |
| + | avrushya (~reduces fertile strength) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 2. |
| + | | Sheeta (cold) |
| + | | Pitta hara |
| + | |
| + | Vata kapha vardhaka |
| + | | Prahlaadana (~soothing) , vishyandana (~secretogogue) , sthirikarana (~stabilizer), |
| + | |
| + | kledana (~moistening) , jeevaniya (~enhance life expectancy) , stambhana (~styptic), raktaprasadana (~enhances quality of rakta dhatu), balyam (~giving strength) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 3. |
| + | | Snigdha (unctuous) |
| + | | Vata hara |
| + | |
| + | kapha vardhaka |
| + | | Snehana (~sudation), brimhana (~increases mass) , santarpana (~nourishing), vajikarana (~aphrodisiac), |
| + | |
| + | vayasthaapana (~increase viability) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 4. |
| + | | Ruksha (dryness) |
| + | | Vata vardhaka, |
| + | |
| + | kapha pittahara |
| + | | Samgrahana (~astringent), peedana (~cause obscuration) , virookshana (~causing dryness), ropana (~cause healing) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 5. |
| + | | Guru (heaviness) |
| + | | Kapha vardhaka vatahara |
| + | | Upalepana (~cause act of smearing) , brimhana (~nourishing), balya (~strengthening) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 6. |
| + | | Laghu (lightness) |
| + | | Kaphahara vatavardhaka |
| + | | Lekhana (~cause scrapping), langhana (~cause lightness), dhatu kshaya (~ destruction of dhatus) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 7. |
| + | | Mridu (softness) |
| + | | Pittahara |
| + | | Rakta and mamsa prasaadana (enhances the quality of rakta and mamsa dhatu) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 8. |
| + | | Teeksna (sharpness) |
| + | | Kaphahara |
| + | | Sangraahi (astringent), aachushana (~absorbs unwanted secretions) , avadarana (~cause tearing), stravana (~secretogogue) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 9. |
| + | | Vishada (cleansing) |
| + | | Kaphahara |
| + | | Kledachooshana (~absorbs moisture), virookshana (~cause dryness), uparohana (~cause healing) |
| + | |- |
| + | | 10. |
| + | | Pichchila (slimy) |
| + | | Kaphavardhaka |
| + | | Upalepana (~cause act of smearing) , Purana (~cause healing), brumhana (~increases mass), Samsleshara (~avoids binding to the dhatus) , vajikarana (~aphrodisiac) |
| + | |- |
| + | |} |
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