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− | [[Vayu]] is dry, cold, light, subtle, mobile, non-slimy and rough in its characteristics and can be pacified by drugs that have opposite properties (i.e., creamy or oily, heavy and thick in their property). [[Pitta]] is mildly unctuous, hot, sharp, viscous, sour, mobile and pungent, and can readily be pacified by drugs and food articles having opposite properties. [[Kapha]] is heavy and dense, cold, soft, unctuous, sweet, immobile and slimy, and can be subsided by drugs and food articles possessing opposite properties. [59-61] | + | [[Vayu]] is dry, cold, light, subtle, mobile, non-slimy and rough in its characteristics and can be pacified by drugs that have opposite properties (i.e., creamy or oily, heavy and thick in their property). |
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| + | [[Pitta]] is mildly unctuous, hot, sharp, viscous, sour, mobile and pungent, and can readily be pacified by drugs and food articles having opposite properties. |
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| + | [[Kapha]] is heavy and dense, cold, soft, unctuous, sweet, immobile and slimy, and can be subsided by drugs and food articles possessing opposite properties. [59-61] |
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| Drug is of three types- (based on [[prabhava]]) (1) some (drugs) are pacifiers of [[dosha]], (2) some vitiate [[dhatu]] and (3) some are taken as (responsible for) maintaining normal [[health]]. [67] | | Drug is of three types- (based on [[prabhava]]) (1) some (drugs) are pacifiers of [[dosha]], (2) some vitiate [[dhatu]] and (3) some are taken as (responsible for) maintaining normal [[health]]. [67] |
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| तत् पुनस्त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं जङ्गमौद्भिदपार्थिवम् |६८| | | तत् पुनस्त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं जङ्गमौद्भिदपार्थिवम् |६८| |
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| tat punastrividhaM proktaM ja~ggamaudbhidapArthivam |68| | | tat punastrividhaM proktaM ja~ggamaudbhidapArthivam |68| |
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| According to the source of origin, the drugs are of three types viz. animal origin, plant origin and earth origin.[68] | | According to the source of origin, the drugs are of three types viz. animal origin, plant origin and earth origin.[68] |
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− | ====Animal origin drugs ==== | + | ====1. Animal origin drugs ==== |
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| Animal origin drugs - Honey, milk, bile, animal-fat, bone-marrow, blood, flesh, excrements, urine, skin, semen, bone, ligaments, horns, nails, hoof, hair, down (fine soft dense hair) and inspissated bile - are substances obtained from animals. [68-69] | | Animal origin drugs - Honey, milk, bile, animal-fat, bone-marrow, blood, flesh, excrements, urine, skin, semen, bone, ligaments, horns, nails, hoof, hair, down (fine soft dense hair) and inspissated bile - are substances obtained from animals. [68-69] |
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− | ====Earth origin drugs ==== | + | ====2. Earth origin and 3. Plant origin drugs ==== |
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| Drugs obtained from earth are gold, five metals (silver, copper, tin, lead and iron) along with their by-products such as shilajatu (bitumen), sand, lime, red and yellow arsenic (manahshila and hartala), gems, salt, red ochre and antimony. | | Drugs obtained from earth are gold, five metals (silver, copper, tin, lead and iron) along with their by-products such as shilajatu (bitumen), sand, lime, red and yellow arsenic (manahshila and hartala), gems, salt, red ochre and antimony. |
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− | Plant origin drugs: Plant origin drugs are of four types viz. direct fruiters, creepers, flower based fruiters and herbs. [70-71] | + | '''Plant origin drugs:''' |
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| + | Plant origin drugs are of four types viz. direct fruiters, creepers, flower based fruiters and herbs. [70-71] |
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− | The urine of ewe is slightly bitter, unctuous and not antagonistic to [[pitta]]. The urine of she-goat is astringent, sweet and wholesome and dispels the morbid [[dosha]] [100] | + | The urine of ewe is slightly bitter, unctuous and not antagonistic to [[pitta]]. |
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| + | The urine of she-goat is astringent, sweet and wholesome and dispels the morbid [[dosha]]. [100] |
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− | The urine of cow is slightly sweet, alleviates discordance of [[dosha]] and cures worms and chronic dermatoses ([[kushtha]]) and relieves itching. Its proper intake cures disorders of abdomen. [101] | + | The urine of cow is slightly sweet, alleviates discordance of [[dosha]]. It cures worms, skin diseases ([[kushtha]]) and relieves itching. Its proper intake cures disorders of abdomen. [101] |
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| =====Properties of urine of buffalo and elephant ===== | | =====Properties of urine of buffalo and elephant ===== |
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− | Goat-herders, sheep-herders, cowherders and forest-dwellers are acquainted with names and forms/identification of various medicinal herbs and the plants. [120] | + | Goat-herds, shepherds, cowherds and forest-dwellers are acquainted with names and forms/identification of various medicinal herbs and the plants. [120] |
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| ====Limitation of knowledge of names of plants only ==== | | ====Limitation of knowledge of names of plants only ==== |
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− | Just by knowing the names and forms of herbs, though, no one can claim to have a perfect knowledge of medicinal uses of the plants. [121] | + | Just by knowing the names and forms of herbs, though, no one can claim to have a perfect knowledge of the medicinal uses of the plants. [121] |
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| ====Importance of complete knowledge of therapeutic actions of plants ==== | | ====Importance of complete knowledge of therapeutic actions of plants ==== |