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