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106: Herbology Flashcards

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DRAVYA GUNA KARMA SHASTRA

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substance/herb
property/quality
action/effect
science

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7 categories of DRAVYAS

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  1. DRAVYA (substance, herb)
  2. GUNA (quality)
  3. KARMA (action/effect)
  4. RASA (taste)
  5. VIPAKA (post-digestive effect)
  6. VEERYA (potency)
  7. PRABHAVA (unique property)
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DRAVYAS

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  • substance/herb
  • inseperable from guna or karma
  • panchabhoutic
  • like increases like
  • stable
  • long-lasting
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GUNAS

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  • qualities (20/10 pairs)
  • 5 BHOUTIC GUNAS
    • sound (shabda) = ETHER (akasha) *cleanses
    • touch (sparsa) = AIR (vayu) *drys+absorbs
    • sight (roopa) = FIRE (tejas) *digests
    • taste (rasa) = WATER (aap)
    • smell (gandha) = EARTH (prithvi)
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5 BHOUTIC GUNA ACTIONS/MAHABHUTAS EFFECT ON DRAVYAS

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ETHER (cleanses) *shodhana
AIR (drys+absorbs) *shoshana
FIRE (digests/agni strengthening) *deepana
WATER+EARTH (builds) *brimhana
FIRE+AIR (scrapes) *lekhana
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KARMAS(12 actions/effects)

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  1. DEEPANA (stimulates agni) *sour,salty,pungent
    ex: ginger, black pepper, pippali, chitraka
  2. PACHANA (digests ama) *bitter,pungent,sour
    ex: musta, kutaja, garlic, ginger, lemons
  3. SHAMANA (balances each dosha)
    ex: “vatashamaka”(sesame oil)
    ex:”pittashamaka”(ghee)
    ex:”kaphashamaka”(honey)
    ~includes: deepana, pachana, langhana(fasting), trut(reducing water intake), vyayama(exercise), atapa seva (walking in the sun), maruta seva(walking in the breeze)
  4. SHODHANA (removes dosha from body)
    ex: vacha, nishottar
  5. STAMBHANA (absorbs fluid in colon) *dry, astringent, cold
    ex: astringent herbs (kutaja, nagakeshara)
  6. GRAHI (solidifies stool, increases appetite, improve digestion, absorb fluids) *heating, pungent
    ex: dry ginger, musta, cumin
  7. ANULOMANA(mild laxatives) *digest+eliminate malas
    ex: warm milk, ghee, grapes, haritaki, triphala
  8. SRAMSAN (mild purgatives) remove toxins from walls
    ex: castor oil, aragwhada
  9. VIRECHANA (strong purgatives)
    ex: nishottar, castor oil
  10. BHEDANA (drastic purgatives)
    ex: aloe, kutki, chitraka
  11. LEKHANA (scraping of the dhatus, doshas+malas)
    *light, sharp
    ex: guggulu, haridra, vacha, warm water, honey
  12. PRAMATHI (expel aggrevated doshas attached to srotas) *sharp, hot
    ex: black pepper, vacha, chitraka, pippali
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RASAS (6 tastes) + BHOUTIC COMPOSITIONS

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  1. SWEET (madhura) *EARTH+WATER
  2. SOUR (amla) *FIRE+EARTH
  3. SALTY (lavana) *WATER+FIRE
  4. PUNGENT (katu) *FIRE+AIR
  5. ASTRINGENT (kashaya) *AIR+EARTH
  6. BITTER (tikta) *AIR+ETHER
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VIPAKA (post-digestive effect) TYPES

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  1. SWEET (sweet+salty) builds dhatus, nourishes
    ex: milk, ghee, butter, rock salt, honey
  2. SOUR (sour) rakta, agni, reduce ama, sweat, cleanse
    ex: orange, tomato, amlaki, lime
  3. SALTY (pungent, astringent, bitter) reduce fat/meda, causes constipation, blocks sweat glands
    ex: chilies, fenugreek, boitter melon, pippali, dry ginger, guaduchi, haritaki
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VEERYA (potency, vigor, essence) TYPES

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  1. COOLING (sheeta) *SWEET, ASTRINGENT, BITTER
    decreases pitta, strengthens dhatus, weakens agni, moistens, nourishes, blocks channels
    ex: chandan, aloe, lotus
  2. HEATING (ushna) *SALTY, SOUR, PUNGENT
    decreases vata and kapha, increases rak=pta, depletes all other dhatus, dries stool, strengthens agni, decreases ama, thirst, dizziness, opens shrotas
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PRABHAVA (unique or special effect of certain herbs)

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ex: danti/chitraka, milk/ghee, arjuna/vidanga

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ORDER OF IMPORTANCE/ACTION OF CATEGORIES

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PRABHAVA > VEERA > VIPAKA > RASA

unique) (potency) (effect) (taste

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NIGHANTU

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dictionary of medicinal substances, usesful parts, morphology, properties, actions, and uses

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OUSHADHA DRAVYAS

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ousha:essence dha: filled with
MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS
MUST BE 4 THINGS:
-readily available
-many medicinal properties
-be potent in veerya, vipaka, rasa, 
-potenet in actions(karmas)
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DOSAGE CONSIDERATIONS

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  • strength of patient
  • strength of disease
  • duration of disease
  • strength of herb
  • strength of agni
  • the season
  • age/sex of client
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FORMS OF TREATMENTS UTILIZED

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SWARASA: juice
KALKA: paste(butter consistency), puree, powder
KWATHA: decoction (a bit watery)
HIMA: cold infusion
FANTA: hot infusion
TAILAM: medicated oils
GHRITAM: medicated ghee
AASAVAM: ayurvedic wine with cold infusion or juice of herb
ARISHTAM: ayurvedic wine made concoction
POWDERS
PILLS
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WHEN TO TAKE HERBS

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  1. EMPTY STOMACH *kapha conditions
  2. BEFORE MEALS *vata conditions(increases agni/apana vayu)
  3. DURING MEALS *samana vayu/improves digestion
  4. AFTER MEALS *lunch:vyana(heart) *dinner:udana(lung)
  5. FREQUENTLY/CONSISTENTLY
    * heartburn, cough, asthma, thirst, hiccups
  6. BEFORE BED *ear, nose,throat/prana vayu, laxative
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ADMINISTRATION CHANNELS

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MOUTH
NOSE
EYES
EAR
ANUS
URETHRA
VAGINA
SKIN
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ANUPANA (carriers) BASED ON DHATUS

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RASA: water, rock sugar, milk
RAKTA: milk, honey, rock sugar
MAMSA: honey
MEDA: herbal wines
ASTI: milk, bone soup
MAJJA: herbal wines
SHUKLA: milk
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COMMON ANUPANAS BY DOSHA

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VATA: sesame oil, warm water
PITTA: ghee, cool water, milk
KAPHA: honey, warm water

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ANUPANA FUNCTIONS

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  1. masking taste
  2. strengthen the action
  3. to neutralize an undesired effect
  4. to protect the effect (for strong agni person)
  5. to target certain organ
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**RECIPE TO PREVENT MENTAL DISEASE

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1) DHEE (right knowledge)
2) DHAIRYA (courage)
3) ATMADHI (spiritual awareness)

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AMLA

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light,dry, cold
all tastes except salty (mostly sour)
sweet+cooling
*rejuvinative, aphrodisiac, laxative, BLEEDING DISORDERS, hemostatic, antiaging, vitamin c, deepana, ama pachana, anolomana, agnimadiya, ulkcersm acid reflux, anemia, diabetes

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ASHWAGANDHA

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light, moist
sweet, bitter, astringent
sweet+heating
-decreases vata+kapha
*sedative, rasayana, aphrodisiac, antiaging, anelgesic, strengthens uterus, infertility, cough, ashma, migraines, muscle pain, emaciation, stress, anxiety, nerve pain, MS, sciatica, rheumatism, builds iummunity+dhatus
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BALA

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heavy, moist, slimy,
sweet+cooling
decreases vata+pitta
*rejuvinative, nervine, aphrodisiac, analgesic

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VIBHITAKI

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fruit
dry, light
astringent
sweet+heating
-decreases kapha+pitta
*rejuvinative, laxative, antiseptic, cough, congestion, migraines, insomnia
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BRAHMI

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whole plant
light, bitter, astringent, sweet
sweet+cooling
decreases vata+pitta
*calms the mind, anxiety, incoherant speech, dullness, fever, memory, epilepsy, delusions, hallucinations, pain, inflammation, diuretic,
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ERRANDA (castor)

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heavy, moist, sharp, subtle
sweet, pungent, bitter
pungent+heating
-decreases kapha+vata
*strong purgative
*cleanses AND nourishes 
-rejuvinative for menstral cycle and reproductive organs
*breast milk production
-pelvic diseases, blood diseases (rakta)
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GINGER

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DRY: light, moist, sweet 
FRESH: dry, sharp, heavy, pungent
pungent+heating
-decreases vata+kapha
*fresh aggrevates pitta
-stimulates agni, stimulant, anelgesic, joints, conjestion, inflammation, cough, allergies, pain, spasms, postpartum
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GUADUCHI

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Guna:Light, dry and soft
Rasa: Astringent, bitter, pungent
Vipaka: Sweet
Veerya: Heating
*balances all 3 doshas
*strengthens dhatus
*pitta+vata conditions
*Dhatu agnideepana,  ama pachana, Dhatu strengthening, Rasayana (nutritive), alterative, antiaging, antipyretic
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GUGGULU

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Guna: light, sharp. subtle, dry
Rasa: bitter, astringent, pungent
Vipaka: Pungent
Veerya: Ushna (heating)
*stimulant, scraping, rejuvinative, strengthens tissues, skin diseases, cholesterol
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HARITAKI

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HARA: eliminates/removes (doshas, disease, malas)
Guna: light, dry
Rasa: mainly astringent, all but salty
Vipaka: Sweet
Vipaka: ushna (heating)
*balances vata+pitta/kapha
*in triphala
**balances all dosha, vata
*dhatus, digestion, burning, eys, intellegence, urinary+kidney, teeth, respiratory, rasanyana. blockages, fearlessness (abhaya)
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KATUKI

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ROOT
Guna: light, dry
Rasa: Bitter
Vipaka: Pungent
Veerya: Shetha (cooling)
*decreases kapha+pitta
*laxative, jaundice, liver, blood pressure, agni, bleeding, cough, asthma, fever
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KUMARI

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ALOE VERA
Guna: bitter, sweet, heavy, unctuous
Rasa: Bitter, sweet
Vipaka: Sweet
Veerya: Cooling
*decreases all doshas, balancing, rejuvinative, inflammation, laxative, deepana, panchana, colic, worms
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MANJISHTHA

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ROOT
Guna: Heavy, Dry
Rasa :Bitter, astringent,  sweet
Vipaka: Pungent
Veerya: Heating
*Decreases doshas, wounds, blood, circulation, inflammation, acne, skin, menstruation!!
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MUSTA

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RHIZOME/BULB
Guna: light, dry
Rasa: Pungent, bitter, astringent
Vipaka: Pungent
Veerya: Cooling
*decreases kapha+pitta, stimulant, rashes, deepana, panchana, grahi (diarrea, indigestion, malabsorption), fevers, breast milk, memory, nerves, kidney/urinary
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NIMBA(NEEM)

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GUNA: light, dry
RASA: bittwer, astrigent, pungent
VIPAKA: pungent
VEERYA: cooling (sheeta)
*decreases pitta+kapha, antibiotic, antiseptic, purifys blood, wounds, ulcers, teeth, fevers, skin, pesticides
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PIPPALI(long pepper)

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GUNA: light, moist, sharp
RASA: pungent, bitter
VIPAKA: sweet
VEERYA: ushna (heating, mildly)
*decreases kapha and vata
**agnideepana, liver, spleen, lung issues, anemia, digests ama, rasayana, childbirth, postdelivery to cleanse uterus
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PUNARNAVA

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FLOWER/PLANT
GUNA: light, dry (white) light (red)
RASA: pungent, sweet, bitter, astringent (white) bitter (red)
VIPAKA: pungent
VEERYA: heating/ushna (white) cooling/sheeta (red)
* sweeling, hypertension, weight gain, heart, rakta dhatu, urinary, agni, liver, absorbs, liver, spleen, anemia, cleanses dhatus, removes malas, rasanyana

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SHATAVARI

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ROOT
GUNA: heavy, moist, soft
RASA: sweet, bitter
VIPAKA: sweet
VEERYA: SHEETA (COOLING)
*balances pitta+vata
**diuretic, aphrodesiac, calming, cooling, nutritive rasayana, fertility, reproductive organs, heart, digestive disorders, lungs, urinary, breasr milk, ojas, memory, sperm, ovulation, strengthens blood vessels
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TULSI

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HOLY BASIL
GUNA: light, moist, sharp
RASA: pungent, bitter
VIPAKA: pungent
VEERYA: heating
*antibacterial, blood purifying, lungs, agnideepana, diuretic, fevers, deoderant,
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YASHTIMADHU/LICORICE

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GUNA: heavy, moist
RASA: sweet, astrigent
VIPAKA: sweet
VEERYA: cooling
*rejuvinative, laxative, sedative, tonic, expectorant, demulcent, cough, ashtma, throat, urinary, bleeding, ulcers, heartburn, shukra dhatu, ojas, skin, mamsa dhatu, vision, builds dhatus and slows aging
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TRIKATU

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(3 HEATINGS)
PIPPALI, BLACK PEPPER, GINGER
*digestive problems, weight loss, cough, asthma, reduces kapha+vata

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TRIPHALA

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HARITAKI, AMALAKI, VIBHITAKI

*constipation/blockages, vision, digestion, skin, rasayana

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SAMPRATI

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entire pathogenesis of disease (stages of disease)

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PRIMARY FORMULATIONS(5)

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  1. SWARASA (juices)
  2. KALKAS (pastes, powders, purees)
  3. KWATHA (decoctions)
  4. HIMA (cold infusion)
  5. FANTA (hot infusion)
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SECONDARY FORMULATIONS (7)

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  1. CHURNAS (powders)
  2. THALIAS (oils)
  3. GRITHAM (ghees)
  4. LEYHA/AVALEHAS (jams)
  5. AASAVAM/ARISHTAM (cold wines/fermentation wines-hot)
  6. GULIKA/GUDIKA (pills, tablets)
  7. VATAKA (gummies, chewies)
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DRAVYAS (substances)

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-CAUSAL(9): 5 Panchamahabhutas, atma(soul), mana(mind), kala(time), disha(direction)

-EFFECTUAL (innumerable)
KARANA/KARYA

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APTA

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sages were “apta”
*having only only sattvic qualities
(without rajas or tamas)

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GANDUSHA

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filling mouth all the way

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KAVALA

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swishing (not full)

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