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THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF VIPAK AND VIRYA: A AYURVEDIC APPROACH
Shyam Jat*, Shiromani Mishra and Ravindra Sharma
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda works for the maintenance of harmony of life and achievement of good health status. Ayurveda offers extensive theories for the healthy well being in all aspects. The concept of Dravyaguna is one such approach of Ayurveda science which refers to the properties of substances. These properties of substances are responsible for biological effects and when comes to drug then these inherent properties (Dravyaguna) contributed for the therapeutic responses. The therapeutic efficacy of remedies merely depends upon their inherent properties such as; Rasa, Guna, Virya and Vipaka. Rasa describes taste of drug, Guna attributes to the quality, Virya resembles potency and Vipaka represents post-digestive effect. These properties guide the specific biological responses and therapeutic outcomes in treating various conditions. Virya and Vipaka play major role in the biological action of drugs as well as Ahara, many substances exerts effects by virtue of their potency
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