OVERVIEW OF DRAVYA GUNA'S GENERAL CONCEPTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS

Dr. Yoganshu Verma*, Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Ratre and Dr. Sudhanshu Pratap Singh

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is an alternative medicine that has been used for centuries in India. It views the primary source of health as being found in nature and plants. Natural and pure forms of medicinal plants can be utilized as medications to cure a variety of illnesses, according to the Dravyaguna branch of Ayurveda. Ayurvedic treaties have listed a number of medicinal plants and the ways in which they can improve health. Dravyaguna Vigyan is an Ayurvedic concept that addresses the general ideas of Ayurvedic pharmacognosy and pharmacology. The areas that Dravyaguna Vigyan serves include Namajnana, Rupajnana, Gunajnana, Yuktijnana, and others. Since the word "Dravya" literally means "material" or "things," and "guna" means "properties," Dravyaguna Vigyan is about the properties of Dravya (drugs). Dravyaguna Vigyan associates the pharmacological activities of medications with their Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipak, and Prabhav. Ayurveda claims that the natural qualities of Ayurvedic medications—Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipak, and Prabhav—contribute to their therapeutic effects. The general Dravyaguna concepts and the contribution of properties were presented in this article of Dravya in relation to pharmacological effects.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Dravyaguna, Pharmacology, Rasa, Guna, Veerya, Vipaka.