A REVIEW ON ACTION OF RASAS
*Dr. Anuradha Lalotra, Dr. Ajay Kumar and Dr. Rashmi Srivastava
ABSTRACT
The two main objectives of Ayurveda are ? To protect the health of a healthy person. ? To eradicate the diseases (mind, body or both) that manifest in a person. These two objectives can be achieved with the help of Dravya (substance). Acharya Charaka defined Dravya as: i.e. a substance which possesses Guna (property) and Karma (action) with inheritance relation is known as Dravya. For the fulfilment of therapeutics in Ayurveda, the knowledge of Dravya is must. As explained by Acharya Sushruta that the imbalance of the doshas in the body can be treated with the help of Panchabhouthika Dravyas. Therefore, the knowledge about the properties of Dravya is very important as these explains the therapeutic action of a particular Dravya. These properties of Dravya include Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipaka and Prabhava. The following review highlights the therapeutic actions of different Rasas which plays an important role in determining the mode of action of Dravya so that Rasas can be clinically utilized for treatment purposes.
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