Dipanapachanadi kathanam (pharmacological definitions)

Dipanapachanadi kathanam (pharmacological definitions) mentioned in the Sarngadhara Samhita 📖

Significant terms used in Ayurveda in relation to herbs and substances 🌿

These definitions are great for all Ayurveda students – we suggest memorising these terms in Sanskrit and their meanings ✏️

• Deepana – These are herbs and substances that kindle the Jatharagni but do not digest Ama 🔥 Fennel would be an example of this.
• Pachana 🌿 These are herbs that digest Ama. Chitraka is an example of this.
• Samsamana ⚖️ These are herbs that pacify a vitiated dosha in their own place but do not eliminate them. The drug of choice is Guduchi.
• Anulomana –  herbs which help to eliminate mala (stool) after proper digestion 💩 The drug of choice is Haritaki.
• Sramsana – Herbs that expel waste that is adhered to the intestine 🌿The drug of choice is Aragwadha.
• Bhedana – The herbs which brake up hard faecal matter and push it out 👇🏼One of the best bhedana herbs is Katuki.
• Rechana – Wether pakwa (digested) or apakwa (improperly digested) the stool is made liquid and expelled out ⬇️ The drug of choice is Trivrit.
• Vamana – Herbs which remove vitiated Pitta and Kapha from the stomach through the mouth (emetics) 🥱 are called vamana dravya. The drug of choice is Madanaphala.
• Samsodhana – The herbs which remove vitiated dosha either from the upwards ⬆️ route or the downward ⬇️ route of the body are called samsodhana dravya.
• Lekhana – The drugs which remove waste from the body after drying them up are called as lekhana dravya. Herbs of choice are honey 🍯 hot water and guggulu.
• Grahi – Drugs that have Deepana Pachana properties (please see above for the term definition) 🔥 Herbs such as ginger, cumin and Pippali.
• Stambhana – These herbs have a stopping action, holding body fluids 🛑 They have an action of vata dosha by ruksha (dry), sheeta (cold) and kashaya (astringent).
• Rasayana – Drugs that help delay of old age and strengthen 💪🏼 the immune system. Herbs of choice are Amalaki, Haritaki and Guduchi.
• Vajikarana – The herbs which increase virility and fertility 🤰🏻are called Vajikarana dravya. The herb of choice is Nagabala and kapikacchu.
• Sukshma – Drugs that can enter even the minutest 🤏🏼 pores of the body are called sukshma. Some examples are said have, nimba thaila and castor oil.
• Abhisyandi – Herbs and substances which are unctuous and heavy for digestion cause the Rasayana srota to block ❌ Curd is an example.

Thus ends the fourth chapter of Sarangadhara Samhita. The reference for these terms is from the Sarngadhara Samhita 📕

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