INSIGHT OF SANDRA AND DRAVA GUNA

Authors

  • JYOTI DEVANGAMATH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v4i4.317

Keywords:

Guna(attribute), Sandra (viscid), Drava(liquid), Chikitsa

Abstract

Every dravya (substance) has some basic attributes these are called as guna(attributes). The efficacy of
ahara(diet) or aoushada(medicine) can be understood with the help of attribute only. Gurvadi(heavy etc)
attribute are known as shareerika or karmanya guna (attribute of body or action) because these are helpful in
maintenance of dhatu(tissue), and also play major role in disease production as ‘hetu’(causes) of the diseases, in
diagnosis as lakshana(signs/symptoms) and to maintain health as ‘chikitsa’ (therapeutic measures/drugs).
Among vimshati(twenty) attributes sandra (dense) and drava (liquid) is pair of attributes, opposite qualities to
each other. These two attributes are having different bhouthika (physical) composition and their action on the
body is opposite to one another. Sometimes both the attributes co-exist in a substance to perform certain actions
in the body. Here effort has made to understand sandra and drava attribute as causes and their significance in
management.

Author Biography

JYOTI DEVANGAMATH

P G scholar, department of PG studies in Ayurveda Samhita and Siddhanta, Government
Ayurveda Medical College, Mysore

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Published

2021-04-18

How to Cite

DEVANGAMATH, J. . (2021). INSIGHT OF SANDRA AND DRAVA GUNA. Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM), 4(4). https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v4i4.317

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2016): Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM)

Section

Review Article

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