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Dravyaguna - द्रव्य गुण

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Introduction of Dravyaguna Department. (Pharmacology )

       It’s a complete science of herbal plants. It’s including pharmacognosy, pharmacology and therapeutic uses of the plants. Ayurvedic drugs, especially herbs are prescribed in different pharmaceutical forms, to get maximum therapeutic effect.
The word dravyaguna consist of 2 words:
       1) Dravya = material of thing which can be living or not living.
       2) Guna     = properties
According to Charaka their is nothing on the earth which is not medicine. That’s why Ayurveda considers all substances as medicine, if used for specific purposes in an appropriate way.


Departmental Features

Study fundamental principles of Ayurvedic raw materials with their application and uses.Theory and practicals on Ayurvedic raw materials like herbs, minerals and animal products with modern technology.
Standardization and analysis of ingredients as per modern and Ayurvedic methodology at well equipped modern analytical laboratory in department.
Study of pharmacology and therapeutics.
Study of cultivation and plantation of medicinal plants.
Consists of soft and hard copy of herbal data base.
In-house storage of genuine samples of raw materials for further references.
Medicinal plants garden spread over 10 acre with more than 270 species including many rare species.
Organizes botanical tours every year for practical exploration.


The List of Essential equipments / instruments / machineries / charts / models etc.