Darvyaguna

▪︎Type of Dravya and associated Guna:-

▪︎Collection of drugs as per season:-

Acharyas had specified the season for the

collection of particular part of the plant.

The particular plant part should be

collected in a specific season.

1.Charak advised collection of plant parts as per season which is as follows:

•Newly emerged leaves and branches-

Varsha Ritu (rainy season) and Basant

Ritu (spring)

•Roots (should be collected after

shedding of leaves by plant)- Grishma Ritu

(Summer) and Shishir Ritu (late winter)

•Bark, rhizome and latex- Sharad Ritu

(Autumn)

•Saar (heartwood)- Hemant (winter)

•Fruits and flowers- as per season

2.Sushrut advised collection of plant parts as per season as follows:

• Root- Pravrata Ritu (early rainy

season)

•Leaf- Varsha Ritu (rainy season)

•Bark- Sharad Ritu (Autumn)

•Latex- Hemant Ritu (winter)

•Heartwood- Basant Ritu (spring)

•Fruits- Grishma Ritu (summer)

▪︎Predominance of Mahabhoota and

Rasa as per season:-

▪︎Virya and other properties of drug:-

▪︎Panchmahabhoutik constitution for specific pharmacological action:-