PANCHAGAVYAAN EXCEPTIONAL FORMULATION -
ANALYTICAL APPROACH
Panchagavya
� Mentioned in many ancient texts
� Important offering of yajna-sacred fire
� Its usage is believed to destroy sins
� It purifies body and mind
� Widely using in the field of agriculture
� ...& used as medicine for Psychic and
Somatic disorders.
Panchagavya
� Ksheeram
� Ghritham
� Dadhi
� Gomoothram
� Gomayam
Indications
� Apasmaram
� Unmadam
� Jvaram
� Pandu
� Kamala
� Type – Kaphaja (A:S)
Preparation
� In Ayurveda-used in the form of
ghrithakalpana.
� In tantrikakarmas it is used as such.
ksheeram ghritham dadhi mootram gomayam
Ayurvedic 1 1 1 1 1
Tantric 16 4 5 2 1
Standard preparation method
� Ksheeram : 3.072 litre
� Ghritham : 768 g
� Dadhi : 3.072 g
� Gomoothram : 3.072 litre
� Gomaya swarasa : 3.072 litre
� Dose: 12g
(Ayu: formulary of India-revised edition)
Analytical parameters
� Loss on dry : < 0.5 (110 degree Celsius )
� Refractive index : 1.45-1.46
� Iodine value : 29 – 33
� Saponification value : 207 – 212
� Acid value : < 4
(Ayu: formulary of India-revised edition)
Manovikaras-the psycho-somatic mechanism
� Manas - ubhayatmakam indriyam..
- atindriyam..
� Indriyas –Bhoutika in nature
……Manas is Bhoutika.
TAMAS RAJAS SATWAM
MANASTANMATRA
JNANENDRIYA
S
KARMENDRIYASSABDA
SPARSA,ROOPA
RASA ,GANDHA
VATHA
PITHA
KAPHABHOOTHA
visesha
vishaya
MANAS – ORIGIN & RELATION
WITH DOSHAS Ahankaras
…hence
Indriya vitiation
Chitta vitiation
Budhi vitiation
Dosha vitiation
Samprapti
chitta
Budhi
Vitiated rajas&tamas
Manovaha srotas
Vata Pitta Kapha
Ayurveda Pharmacology
RASA
� Ksheera : madhuram
� Ghritam : madhuram
� Dadhi : amlam
� Gomoothram : katu
� Gomayam : katu
� Madhuram : ojasyam , indriya hitha
� Amla : indriyabodhanam , hridya, vyavayi. anilanibarhanam ,anulomanam ,
� Katu : indriyasphutatha , srothovivaranam,sleshmakshapanam.
GUNA
� Ksheeram : ojogunasadrisam
� Ghritam : guru,snigdham
� Dadhi : guru ,snigdham
� Gomoothram : saram, laghu, teekshnam
� Gomayam : laghu teekshnam
VEERYA
Ksheeram : seetham
Ghritam : seetham
Dadhi : ushnam
Gomoothram : ushnam
Gomayam : ushnam
Seetham : hladanam,jeevanam,
rakthapithaprasadanam
Ushnam : doshavilayanam
vathakaphasamanam
VIPAKA
� Ksheeram : madhuram
� Ghritam : madhuram
� Dadhi : amlam
� Gomoothram : katu
� Gomayam : katu
PRABHAVA
� Ksheera – corrects the malfunctioning of
mind(manaskara),medhyam
� Ghee – Medhyam,alakshmihara,vishahara
samskaranuvarthanam
� Dadhi - Mangalyam
� Urine – Vishaghna ,medhya
� Cowdung – Vishaghna,alakshmiharam
Dosha karma
� Ksheera - vatapitta hara, kaphakrit
� Ghrita - vatapitta hara,kaphahara (k:ni)
� Dadhi - vatahara,pittakrit,kaphakrit
� Gomootram - Pittakrit,Pittam-adhakarshet,
kaphavatahara,vatanulomana,
� Gomayam - Tridoshahara
Visishta karma
� Ksheera –
ojasyam,ayushyam,jeevaneeyam,rasayanam,
balyam,vrushyam,stanyakrit,
� Ghruta-
ojasyam,vayasthapanam,ayushyam,balyam,
vrisyam,deepanam,chakshushyam,swaryam,
� Dadhi-
deepanam,balyam,vrushyam, ruchyam,grahi,
� Mutram-
deepanam,pachanam
MANASIKA KARMAS
� Ksheeram : medhyam , madahara ,
prasannam , manasaskaram
� Ghritam : dhee drithi smrithi,medhakaram
indriyaprasadanam, papahara
� Dadhi : hridya
� Gomoothram : medhyam
� Gomayam : alakshmiharam
Conclusion
� Analysing the properties …….
� Panchagavya has definite action on budhi
manas & indriyas
� It correct manovahasrothodushti
� It has both sodhana &samana action on
sareerika doshas
� It purifies rajas & thamas
� It satisfy all the properties of ideal drug
Panchagavya…
…. has unique properties in
correcting psychic and somatic
dysfunction
By- Dhanya