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==Current researches==

==Current researches==

Some experimental research studies have been conducted to refine the objective parameters used for assessing unctuousness-dryness (snigdha-ruksha) and cold-hot (sheeta-ushna) properties by employing suitable pharmacological models. Absolute evaluation of one guna is not possible in a living body since there are infinite factors related to each and every biological event. Metabolic study (dipana pachana experiment), intestinal secretion and motility test, and swimming stress test (swimming induced hypothermia) have been employed to assess the effects of various drugs having unctuous-dry, cold-hot properties. Drugs with cold and unctuous properties have shown to increase in body weight in metabolic experiments compared to drugs with hot and dry properties.  Drugs with unctuous property alleviated stress-induced hypothermia, drugs with dry property aggravated it<ref>Supriya. S. Balerao A comprehensive study of gunas and evolution of some ojective parameters in the context of snigdha and rukshagunas Thesis, IPGT&RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar,1998</ref> <ref>Santosh Mane Evolution and evaluation of some objective parameters for ushna and sitagunas based on panchabhoutik theory and experiments. Thesis,IPGT&RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar,2008.</ref>

Some experimental research studies have been conducted to refine the objective parameters used for assessing unctuousness-dryness (snigdha-ruksha) and cold-hot (sheeta-ushna) properties by employing suitable pharmacological models. Absolute evaluation of one guna is not possible in a living body since there are infinite factors related to each and every biological event. Metabolic study (dipana pachana experiment), intestinal secretion and motility test, and swimming stress test (swimming induced hypothermia) have been employed to assess the effects of various drugs having unctuous-dry, cold-hot properties. Drugs with cold and unctuous properties have shown to increase in body weight in metabolic experiments compared to drugs with hot and dry properties.  Drugs with unctuous property alleviated stress-induced hypothermia, drugs with dry property aggravated it.<ref>Supriya. S. Balerao A comprehensive study of gunas and evolution of some ojective parameters in the context of snigdha and rukshagunas Thesis, IPGT&RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar,1998</ref> <ref>Santosh Mane Evolution and evaluation of some objective parameters for ushna and sitagunas based on panchabhoutik theory and experiments. Thesis,IPGT&RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar,2008</ref>

In another clinical research, the administration of drugs with dry property showed significant reduction in serum cholesterol levels in patients of hyperlipidemia. Hyperlipidemia is considered as elevated unctuousness in body<ref>Mishra S, Dwivedi R R, Ravishankar B. Conceptual and applied study of Snigdha and RuksaGuna with special reference to Rasa-raktagata Sneha (hyperlipidemia). AYU [serial online] 2011 [cited 2020 Jul 8];32:200-6. Available from: http://www.ayujournal.org/text.asp?2011/32/2/200/92586</ref>.

In another clinical research, the administration of drugs with dry property showed significant reduction in serum cholesterol levels in patients of hyperlipidemia. Hyperlipidemia is considered as elevated unctuousness in body.<ref>Mishra S, Dwivedi R R, Ravishankar B. Conceptual and applied study of Snigdha and RuksaGuna with special reference to Rasa-raktagata Sneha (hyperlipidemia). AYU [serial online] 2011 [cited 2020 Jul 8];32:200-6. Available from: http://www.ayujournal.org/text.asp?2011/32/2/200/92586</ref>

    

    

==List of theses done==

==List of theses done==