4. Desha has been classified into two types i.e
Bhumidesha & Aaturadesha .
Again, bhumidesha is classified into :
Jangala
Anupa
Sadharana
5. Land: Clear sky, small hills, Dry and strongwind
Soil: Rough,sandy and mixed withgravels
Rain,Air: Less rain fall, harsh and hotair
Plants: Few, small, thorny trees
People: Stable and lean, strong body, vata
predominantdosa
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6. Land: Uneven, river, mountain, covered with forest
Air: Mild, soft, cold winds
Rain: Heavy rainfall, lot of waterresources
Plants: Large trees, land covered with softplant
People: Mrudu,sukumar,well built,kapha vatadosa
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7. Sheeta, Varsaa,Ushma,Maaruta remain balanced
Tridosa are also remain balanced inbody
People are healthy, well builtstructure
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8. Xerophytic : Plants that can survive in an
environment with little water.ex: desert,..
Hydrophytic: plant that grows either partly o
totally submerged in water
Mesophytic : are terrestrial plants which are
either adapted to particularly dry nor particularly
wet environments.
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9. According to P.V Sharma:
1. Jangala(Forest)- Vatapredominant
2. Parvatya(Hilly)-Vata.kapha
3. Saikat(Arid)-Vata,pitta
4. Saindhav(Oceanic)-Kapha,pitta
5. Anupa(Sub-aquatic)-Kapha
6. Madhya(Central)-Saadharana
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22. Criteria for Drugcollection:
1. Characteristics of drug to becollected
2. Part of theplant
3. Time of collection
4. Purpose
5. Potency of drug
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24. A drug should be collected from the prasasta bhumi,
and the characteristics are as follows:
Krimi anupahata not affected or infested
Visa anupahata not affected by toxins
Sastra anupahata not affected by weapons
Atapa anupahata not affected by extreme heat
Pavana anupahata not affected by wind
Dahana anupahata not affected by fire
Toya anupahata not affected by water
Sambadha anupahata not affected by other probs.
Margoranupahata not affected by rampage.
Ekarasam best quality
Pustawell grown & nourished
Prthu plant should possess abundant bark.
Avagadha mula deep routed.
26. Drugs should not be collected from region which have
abundant valmiki, anupa, smasana, usara, margaja &
kutsita.
Drugs should not be affected by jantu, vahni and
hima.
Person should collect during early morning hours
,with a pure consiousness, neat and tidy mentally and
physically. While collecting, a person should be quite
and facing east or northward and collect the drug with
due prayers to siva.
28. RITU REF. IN
SUSRUTA
CARAKA RA.NI
VASANTA SARA SAKHA,PATRA PUSPA
GRISHMA PHALA MULA ----
PRAVRT MULA ---- ----
VARSHA PATRA ----- PRABALA PATRA
SARAD TWAK TWAK,KANDA,KS
IRA
PANKAJATA
HEMANTA KSIRA SARA KANDA
SISIRA ---- MULA MULA
29. SL. NO. PRAYOJYANGA CARAKA SUSRUTA RA.NI
1 MULA GRISHMA
SISIRA
PRAVRT SISIRA
2 PALASA VARSHA
VASANTA
----- ----
3 SAKA VARSHA
VASANTA
---- ----
4 PUSPA ACC TO
FLOWERING
SEASON
---- VASANTA
5 TWAK SARAD SARAD ----
6 KSIRA SARAD HEMANTA ----
7 SARA HEMANTA VASANTA ----
8 PHALA ACC. TO
FRUITING
SEASON
GRISHMA VASANTA
9 KANDA SARAT ---- HEMANTA
10 PATRA ---- VARSHA SISIRA
11 PANCHANGA ---- ---- SARAT
31. Agneya dravya should be collected from vindhya,
malaya, sala parvata (region). As these regions have an
ecological features which is agneya and hence usna
virya dravya collected from here will be excellent.
Saumya dravya ( sita virya dravya) is to be collected
from himagiri pradsesha,as the ecological condition is
saumya.
Type of dravya Region
Agneya Vindhya,malaya,etc.
Saumya Himigiri
33. According to Purpose:
Shaarangadhara:
For shodhana karma-Vasanta
For shamana karma- Sharada
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34. Different parts of animals are used as food & medicine.
These animal products have to be collected from an
young mature animal( Vayastha).
For collecting the rakta, roma, nakha of animals , a well
grown young & mature animal is selected.
For collecting ksira,mutra & purisa , these have to be
collected from a mature animal only after the previously
eaten food by the animal has been digested.
40. All the dravyas should be dry and new ,
except Guduci , kutaja , vasa , kusmanda,
satavari, aswagandha , sahacara, satapuspa &
prasarini.
45. Stored house should be in suitable place with proper
ventilation.
Itshould not be situated ator nearcircle and junction.
Everyday should be worshipped aftercleaning.
Should be devoid of fire, water,moister,smoke,dust,rats
and otherinsects.
Containers should have similar qualities.
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Preparation of Drug:
Cleaning & Washing
Sliced: large part
Mucilaginous fruits: Free frompulp
53. Date: Picked and dryed
Name: Latin,Botanical.Common
Method of drying:
Oven dry: +
Sun dry: 0
Part of the herb: Root,stemetc
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54. Preservation techniques:
Plota, karpata: Ragged cloth
Mridbhanda, mrittika pata: Earthen pot
Phalaka, pattaka: Plank
Shanku: stake/pillar/post/pale , and
these are to be kept in a clean storage
area.
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55. SL.
NO.
FORMULATION/MEDICINE EXPIRY PERIOD
1 CURNA AFTER 2 MONTHS
2 GUTIKA 1 YEAR
3 AVALEHA 1 YEAR
4 GHRTA AFTER 4 MONTHS
5 TAILA AFTER 4 MONTHS
6 LAGHUPAKA AUSADHAS AFTER 1 YEAR
7 ASAVARISTA INFINITE PERIOD
8 DHATU & RASA YOGAS INFINITE PERIOD