Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDY OF SHINSHAPA

Dr. Pankaj Mishra*, Dr.manjula Mishra and Dr.Manoj Singh

ABSTRACT

In Astang Ayurveda Health‟s preventive & curative properties are based on Dravya. That‟s why Dravya is mentioned in chikitsa chatuspad. These Dravya‟s have several gunas, these gunas are responsible for karma. Guna & Karma both are complementry of each other. According to Ayurveda Guna is “Nischestya” but Karma have “Chestya” property. It means, karma directly represents the Gunas which are dependable in any substance / Dravya. The term pharmacognosy is derived from two Greek words „Pharmacen‟ means drugs and Gignosco or Gnosis - to acquire knowledge. The original and basic approach towards phrmacognosy includes study of morphological system, study of the cell structures and organization and study of tissue system, which still holds a key in identification and the better understanding of the correct species of the plant and also to help us to differentiate between closely related species of the same genus. It is also the first step to standardize a drug, which is the need of today.

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