The Concept of Guna and its Applied Aspect W.S.R. of Gurvadi Guna in Perspective of Shadvidha-Upkrama
Keywords:
Ayurveda, Guna, Gurvadi Guna, Panchabhautika, Shadvidha-UpkramaAbstract
Guna is one of the fundamental principles of Ayurveda and plays an important role in understanding the properties and actions of Dravya. Among the various classifications of Guna, the 20 Gurvadi Guna have considerable importance in understanding physiological and pathological changes and in planning appropriate treatment. Ayurveda has indicated various types of Chikitsa for the management of diseases. Among these, Shadvidha-Upkrama bears a lot of significance. It is attained through the balancing of Guna, ultimately by achieving the Panchabhautika stability. Shadvidha-Upkrama acts on the principles of Samanya Vishesha siddhanta. Upkrama should be planned based on these Gurvadi Guna for a particular disease. That is why it is called Yuktivyapashraya Chikitsa. Thus, ShadvidhaUpkrama and Gurvadi Guna are used both for prevention and cure of disease.
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