Abstract

REVIEW OF PARADI GUNA AND ITS UTILITY IN AYURVEDA CHIKITSA

Dr. Hari Krishna Shriwas* and Dr. Rupendra Chandrakar

Abstract

Ayurveda is such a knowledge that indicate the appropriate and inappropriate, happy or sorrowful conditions of living beings, what is auspicious or inauspicious for longevity as well as good measures of life itself. On the concept of cause of the universe Acarya Caraka describes six Karanas i.e. Samanya Visesa, Guna, Dravya, Karma and Samavaya which is also described by different Darsanas and termed as Padartha i.e. Dravya, Guna, Karma, Samanya, Visesa and Samavaya. Among these, Guna is one by which any person accepts a drug or any matter. Each and every Dravya present in this universe have some specific properties by which their recognition by nomenclature and function with characteristics are determined. In clinical practice or in medical field the Guna which are to be with Bhisak they are mainly Paradi Gunas which can also be called as Miscellaneous Gunas. As rightly quoted by Acharya Charaka, for getting success in the treatment purpose Paradi Guna are the best one. The Sutra quotes "Sidhyupaya Chikitsayam" means mainly with the help of Paradi Guna Chikitsa will be done i.e. Dhatusamya.

Keywords: karana dravya, guna, dhatusamya, drug.