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    DRAVYAGUNA VIJNANA (ENGLISH—SANSKRIT) MATERIA MEDICA - VEGETABLE DRUGS (PART: AJ) By Dr. Gyanendra anday ‘This work deals with indigenous materia medica, pharmacology and ‘herapeuice of Ayurveda wih pei rferene fo dog obtained from veg fest work os Kind fling the ned and demand Ia nia and aon. The iceueonent. Present vote i presented a parts opening volume ofthe workin seves planned to be Bought oti thee velumes). This voleme I contains sou 150 drugs covering Ato "The work covers ll the float apets of drs aetrally dat nthe ns Vijsna of ind mata meica. Being the Tet ls the clssifiation ana, yargete)o drugs anda Section I etely covers individual drugs which are to conte in ether ‘oles. 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ISBN #1.218-0002-1 VoL Rs, 50.00 ‘Women Health Care Through Ayurveda By (Mrs.) Manjari Dwivedi Re. 100.00 VYLIHWVS VIVUVO sya ® yIWayHs: a CARARA SAMHITA (Text win eNGUSH TRANSLATION &CRITIOAL ‘€XPOSITION BASED ON ‘OAKRAPANI DATTA'S AYURVEDA DIPIKA] By:- RK.SHARMA BHAGWAN DASH CHOWKHAMBA SANSKRIT SERIES OFFICE VARANASI (Ins) CHOWKHAMBA SANSKRIT STUDIES Vol. XCIV AGNIVESA’S CARAKA SAMHITA Text with English Translation & Critical Exposition Based on (CAKRAPANI DATTA’S AYURVEDADIPIKA) By Dr. Ram Karan Sharma Vice-Chancellor KS.D. Sanskrit University Darbhanga-Bihar And ‘Vaidya Bhagwan Dash Deputy Adviser in Ayurveda Ministry of Health & Family Planning New Delhi VOLUME V ( Cikitsi Sthana Chap. XXVI-XXX ) CHOWKHAMBA SANSKRIT SERIES OFFICE VARANASI (India) Publisher : Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi-1 Chowkhamba Press, Varanasi-1 : First, 1999 ISBN : 81-7080-024-2 All sights reserved. No reproduction or wantin of this Book or pat thereof in any form, shoul be made. Nether Grimey be sored in a reeval system, oF ranemited by ny mean, lesion meshanial. photocopying recording raters without he ween perision of he pbliser © Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office Publishers and Oriental & Foreign Book Sellers K. 37/99, Gopal Mandir Lane Near Golghar (Maidagin) P.BOX 1008, VARANAST-221001 (India) Phone : Office : 333458, Resi. : 334032 & 335020 Also can be had from KRISHNADAS ACADEMY Oriental Publishers & Distributors K. 37/118, Gopal Mandir Lane ‘Near Golghar (Maidagin) Post Box No. 1118, Varanasi-221001 (India) Phone : 335020 PREFACE It gives us immense pleasure to present before our august readers this fifth volume of Caraka-samhitd with English translation and critical exposition based on Cakrapini's Ayurveda-dipika, It includes the four chapters ofits important section called Cikitsd-sthana (Section ‘on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases). The contents of these chapters in brief are as follows : . Chapter XXVII_ deals with the diagnosis and treatment of Ura- stamibha (spasticity of the thighs): Chapter XXVIII deals with the diagnosis and treatment of Vata- vyidhi (ailments caused by the aggravated vayu) or various nervous disorders; Chapter XXIX deals with the diagnosis and treatment of Vata-rakta (ailments caused by the aggravation of vayu and Vitiation of blood) or gout including various types of arthritis; and Chapter XXX deals with the diagnosis and treatment of Yoni- vyapat (various gynecic disorders) including impotency, seminal disorders, sterility and lacteal disorders. Eventhough the term ‘cikitsitam’ generally meaning ‘treatment’ is suffixed to the name of the disease in the title of each chapter, it deals With the disgnosis of these ailments in addition to their treatment, ‘Spasticity of the thighs is not very commonly found now-a-days. But when such a rare case comes to the physiciun, the latter gets bulflod about its pathogenesis and treatment. Elaborate description of the diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment is described in the chapter no XXVII which will be of immense help. ‘Along with the economic advancement, man is going far away from Nature, and in order to find an honourable place in the society, he is often exposed to physical fatigue and mental tension, This stressful living is the raisen d” etre for many of the present day maladies of Psycho-neurotic nature. According to Byurveda, the functioning of the 1 PREFACE mind and nerves is dependent upon vayu or vata, All the functions of the body, according to ayurveda are controlled by three elements, which in Ayurvedic parlance are called dogas. These are vayu or vata, pitta and kaphaorSlesmd. In their state of equilibrium, they maintain homeostasis ‘and preserve as well as promote positive health. Any disturbance in their equilibrium, they maintain homeostasis and preserves well as promote positive health. Any disturbance in their equilibrium leads to disease or death, Amongst these dosas, vayu is the most important because it ‘controls alltypes of sensation and motor actions which are the functions of the nerves controlled by the mind. iseases caused by vayu are classified into two broad categories, viz., (1) nandtmaja or those caused by vayu alone, and (2) sdminyaja or those caused by vayu in association with other dosas. Nanatmaja type of vatika diseases are of eighty types which are already enumerated in ‘Stra 20:10. Some of these vatika diseases are described here in detail Apart from some of those enumerated in Sitra 20 : 10, new vatika diseases are also described with reference totheir diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment. Vayu gets aggravated to cause adiscase in two different ways, viz., (1) by dhatu-kaya or diminution of tissue elements, and (2)by marga- varana or obstruction to its channel of circulation (vide verse no. 59). Nerves including the cells n the brain and spinal chord are the pathways through which vayu moves. Thus vayu, the moving material or the neuro-humoral transmission of sensation, is different from the nerves through which it moves. Any damage or decay of these nerves will, however, cause impairement of the functioning of vayu resulting in the ‘manifestation of several diseases described in this chapter. Improper food and regimen may also cause diminution of tissue elements resulting the morbidities of nerve cells to give rise to such diseases. Thus, the line of treatment involves the removal of obstruction in the nerves of ‘their cells, and restoration of the normalcy of these cells by appro} nourishment. Diagnosis and treatment of these viitika diseases like hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis, paraplegia and facial paralysis are described in this chapter no. XXVIII. Vata-rakta representa group of ailments involving the inflammation ‘of joints including gout. These ailments are caused by the vitiation of blood and aggravation of vayu. Their causative factors are described in detail. During the process of metabolism several byproducts emerge. ‘These in ayurvedic parlance are called dhdru-malas. These byproducts serve some useful purpose, and remain for some time in the blood after PREFACE iy which these are eliminated. If these waste products are in large quantity ‘and get eliminated in small quantity, then the surplus quantity remaining in the blood produces joint diseases lke arthritis indifferent forms and ‘gout. Aging process of bones sometimes makes them porous. This very ‘often happens in ladies after their menopause because of harmonal disturbances. Excessive use of some chemicals in the form of medicine also causcs such morbidities in the joints. For the treatment of these joint diseases the ayurvedic physician gives therapies for the alleviation of vayu, and correction of metabolic disturbances (vitiation of blood) which are elaborated in the chapter no. XXIX. Kaumarabhrtya or pacdiattics isone of the specialised branches of ayurveda. To get ahealthy offspring is one of the aims of grhasthdsrama (married life). This will be possible only when the would-be mother is. physically healthy and mentally happy. She has to be treated for her gynecie disorders to make her fitfor conception, pregnancy and delivery. Similarly, the semen of the male partner and the ovum of the female partner should be of suitable nature for conception. Apart from unwhole- some food and regimen of the mother and father, some genetic factors ‘and Karman (result of the bad action in the past life) are also responsible for various gynecic defects, and defects in the genital organs of the offspring. Some of the gynecic defects are irremediable. The curable morbidities of genital organs are to be corrected in order to beget & healthy child. After delivery, mother’s milk isthe best source of nourishment for the child. Because of wrong food and regimen, the breast-milk at times gets vitiated Diagnosis of these gynecic, seminal and ‘iacteal morbities. and therapeutic measures for thei treatment are described in the chapter no. XXX, ‘The text of Caraka-samhita deals primarily with the specialised branch called Kaya-cikitsa (treatment of internal diseases). Diagnosis and treatment of only a few diseases are described in this section. One should not however carry the impression that these are the only diseases. ‘known to dyurveda or which alone can be treated by ayurvedic therapies, Diseases along with their permutations and combinations are innumerable which the ayurvedic physician has to confront and treat. It is not possible and even not necessary to describe all these different types of ailments in a classical work like the present one, Diseases and theit treatment described inthis text are only by the way of illustration which enables a physician to successfully handle all the other diseases. v PREFACE Diseases described here carry aname. But the physician will be required to treat several other ailments which are not named, In fact naming a disease is not very important for its treatment. This has been made clear in this chapter. The factors to be examined for the diagnosis of the disease, and the methods to be followed for the treatment of these ‘unnamed diseases are also elaborated in this chapter no. XXX. There is a keen interest all over the world to find out nontoxic and effective remedies from herbal and other natural sources for the treatment ofdiseases. Ayurveda, specially its classical works like Caraka-samhita is the repository of such herbal and natural products which are used uuninterruptedly for thousands of years to justify their nontoxic nature and therapeutic efficacy. Modem medical research has made a phenomenal progress during the last few decades, Butinstead of multi-faceted and multi-dimensional approach, it seems to be approaching the problem mainly through one direction. Specialisation in the diseases afflicting different parts/orgens of the body is increasing as a result of which the individual as a whole is losing his or her identity. Ayurveda considers different parts/organs of the body as physiologically interconnected. Therefore, in addition to the afflicted part or organ, the entire body is examined, and the individual as a whole is treated. ‘The individual is composed of five consecutive layers called kofas. These are (1) anna-maya-koéa or the physique composed of tissues, (2) prdna-maya-kosa or the layer of elan-vitde, (3) mano-maya- koa or the layer of psyche, (4) vijidna-maya-kosa or the layer of intellect and (5) dnanda-maya-koSa or the layer of bliss. For health and illhealth of an individual, the harmoneous and disharmoneous states of all these five kofas are responsible respectively. Modern research is ‘mostly confined to the anna-maya-kosa or the physique, while the layer of psyche is receiving scant attention. Ayurveda, on the other hand, emphasises upon the psycho-somatic concept of the disease, The mind is closely related to the body and vice versa. In addition, the three remaining koéas are examined by the ayurvedic physicians which are almost neglected in modern medical research, While making efforts to find out remedies for various diseases, Scant attention is paid to the concept of positive health in modern medical research. Ayurveda lays a great deal of emphasis upon the reservation and promotion of positive health which is its primary objective, Prevention and cure of diseases are only the secondary ‘objectives of ayurveda, For the preservation and promotion of posi PREFACE v health, several nules are prescribed in ayurveda which include dcdra- ‘rasdiyana (codes of conduct), rtu-caryd (regimens for differentseasons), dina-carya (regimens for different pars of the day) and ratri-carya {(cogimens for different parts of the night). If these rules are violated, then aperson suffers from various diseases, and the secondary objective of Ayurveda is to prevent and treat these diseasés. Modern scientific research generally aims at finding out a microbe asthe cause of different diseases, and.a lot of energy is devoted to locate ‘them andto develop anti-microbial rugs. This. no doubt, gives handsome return to the financers of such research who manufacture medicines on the basis of these researches to make huge profit. The microbes slowly become resistant to these antimicrobial drugs. Genetic changes take place in these microbes in course of time and new antimicrobial drugs are required to be developed. Thus, the new research, discovery of new antimicrobial drugs and manufacture as well as sale of such new Products ensure continuous profit. Inspite of these efforts, many new microbial diseases have cluded success of treatment. Microbes are certainly stronger than the tissue elements, and antimicrobial drugs which aim at destroying these microbes become detrimental to the tissues as aresult of which several toxic reactions are ‘manifested in the patient. These antimicrobial agents beingheterogenous to the tissues are treated as foreign bodies. They get neutralised or get climinated through the tissue elements of vital organs during which process these vital organs get considerably damaged. Thus, the patient Continuously suffers from various maladies which are the outcome of these remedies. These are designated as latro-chemical ailments, From ‘business point of view, these methods are fruitful no doubt. But to give ‘solace to the patient, and to make him really healthy and happy, an alternative approach has to be developed. Ayurveda describes microbes as causative factors of several ailments, but these are considered to be only secondary factors. The primary causative factors are the disturbances inthe equilibrium of the dosas and dhitus (tissue elements). This disturbance in equilibrium results in the diminution of the immunity of the body against the disease which is described to have two different aspects, viz., vyédhi-bala- virodhitva (the immunity aimed at reducing the strength ofthe disease), and vyddhyutpaida-pratibandhakatva (the immunity aimed at preventing the occurence of diseases). These are both specific and nonspecifi A microbe (seed) will grow and multiply and cause a disease only ‘when the physique (field) is fertile for this purpose. A seed, howsocver, WI PREFACE potent it may be, will not be able to grow ifthe land is barren. Similarly, ‘a microbe, howsoever strong it may be, will not be able to produce diseascif the immunity system of the body is strong enough to resist its growth and multiplication. Ayurveda emphasises upon keeping the body barren, ic. maintaining astrong immunity system of the body. The field is more important than the seed. Instead of using antimicrobial drugs, the immunity of the body to fight, to arrest the growth and to destroy them, is required to be developed. Ayurveda describes drugs,

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