 Sushruta divides remedial agents into two classes, namely, ‘Parthiva’ or material and ‘Kalakrita’ or affected by time, such as wind, sun-shine, shade, moon-light, darkness, heat, cold, rain, day, and night, changes of the moon, months and seasons of the year, etc. These are all said to affect the humours of the body, and, through them, the diseases caused by their derangement. The influence of these agents, if properly regulated or availed of, some times cures diseases, without the aid of material remedies.
Sushruta divides medicines into 37 classes, named after the first article of each class. The medicines included in each class have certain common properties, such as acidity, sweetness, astringency, etc., are often used in combination, and can be substituted for one another. This has the advantage of bringing analogous substances under one head, but numerous medicines come to lie written under two or more heads. The "Nighantu" and some other works on the properties of medicines adopt the following classification in describing them: 1. Strongly scented substances 2. Moderately scented substances 3. Weak scented substances 4. Extracts 5. Precious stones 6. Metals 7. Sweet plants 8. Acid plants 9. Potherbs  10. Bitter herbs
11. Flower plants 12. Fruit bearing creepers 13. Root-stocks 14. Large trees 15. Middle sized trees 16. Small trees or shrubs 17. Creepers 18. Corn and Pulses 19. Cooked food 20. Different sorts of water 21. Fluids as milk, honey, etc. 22. Necessaries of life, such as bathe, dress, ornaments, etc. 23. The influence of the elements and imponderables, etc. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com Related Articles Ayurveda History of Ayurveda Origin of Ayurveda Ayurveda Medication Elements of Ayurveda Concepts of Ayurveda Branches of Ayurveda Ancient Literature of Ayurveda Sushruta Samhita |
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