Guna - Rasa - Virya - Vipaka - Prabhava Siddhanta :
These five important, active principles of drug substances are follows :
I) Rasa : Therapeutically active agent.
II) Guna : Best quality
III) Virya : An active principle
IV) Vipaka : The end product of digestion.
V) Prabahav : Actual therapeutically activity of the drug in the individual on the drug in the individual.
These five principles are the Panchsheel or five pillars of the Ayurvedic therapeutic.
These five important, active principles of drug substances are follows :
I) Rasa : Therapeutically active agent.
II) Guna : Best quality
III) Virya : An active principle
IV) Vipaka : The end product of digestion.
V) Prabahav : Actual therapeutically activity of the drug in the individual on the drug in the individual.
These five principles are the Panchsheel or five pillars of the Ayurvedic therapeutic.
