Introduction to Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद परिचय) आयुर्वेद के पर्याय वाचक शब्द (Synonyms of Ayurveda) महर्षि चरकानुसार- आयुर्वेद, शाखा, विद्या, सूत्र, ज्ञान, शास्त्र, लक्षण, तंत्र (सन्दर्भ: च. सू. ३०/३१) आयुर्वेद की निरुक्ति आयुर्वेद = आयुष + वेद आयुर्वेद दो शब्दों “आयुष” और “वेद” के योग से बना है | आयु = जीवन, वेद = शास्त्र, […]
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Ashtanga Ayurveda (अष्टांग आयुर्वेद) literally means eight parts or division of Ayurveda. Ashta= eight + anga= parts It is mentioned in Ayurvedic scriptures that Lord Brahma divided Ayurveda into eight parts to make it easy to learn, understand and remind. We can also say the Astanga Ayurveda as 8 super speciality branches of Ayurveda practised
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Dravya Sangrahana (collection) and Samrakshana (preservation) Collection and preservation of Ayurvedic raw material is well explained in Ayurvedic texts. Ayurveda is a science of life and art of living the knowledge of life science bestowed health and longevity in the form of preventive and curative measures. Dravyaguna is a branch of science which deals with all
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The first mentioning of Dravyaguna is traceable from the description of Charaka who defined Ayurveda as the science which deals with Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic pharmacology) and Karmas (actions of drugs or pharmaco-kinetics) of helpful and harmful material. (CH. SU. 30). Dravya Guna Shastra has been identified as a separate speciality by Narahari, the author of Raj Nighantu
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