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Namah A Critical review of Kala (Time) in Ayurveda
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Mixing is done either during preparation along with each bolus of food.
of food or with prepared food. 6.10. Graaasantara/ Kavalaantara — it means
6.7. Samudga — Samudga refers to the administration of medicines in between
administration of medicines both before each bolus of food.
and after food. 6.11. Nissi — administration of medicines at
6.8. Muhurmuhu — the word Muhurmuhu means night or bed-time.
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again and again, medicine is repeatedly 7. Dravya Samgrahana Kala (season for collection
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taken with or without food. of medicinal plants' parts):
6.9. Grasa/ Grasegrase — medicines are mixed Different vegetative plant parts are collected
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Table 2-Dravya Samgrahana Kaala
(seasons for collection of medicinal plants’ parts)

Prayojyanga (Useful part) Caraka (13) Sussruta(14)
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7.1.Kandda (tuber) SSarada ------
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7.2.Kssıra (latex) SSarada -----
7.3.Mula (root) Grısshma, SSissira Pravrrtta
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7.4. Patra (leaves) Varssa,Vasanta ------
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7.5. SSakha (branches) Varssa, Vasanta ------
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7.6.Sara (heartwood) Hemant Vasant
7.7.Tvak(bark) SSarada SSarada
in different seasons. The desired active Aims and objectives
compounds vary with the seasons
and this influences the expression of 1. To explore a fundamental principle of
pharmacological activity. If the plant parts Kaala (time).
are collected out of season, they will be 2. To conceptually explicate Kaala in
Veeryaheena (lacking medicinal qualities). relation to relativistic time (the modern
7.1., 7.2., 7.7. SSarada — Autumn notion).
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7.3. Grıshma— Summer, Sisira — peak-Winter, 3. To elucidate the importance of Kaala in
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Pravrtta - forepart of the rainy season AAyurveda.
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7.4., 7.5. Varsa — rainy season, Vasanta — Spring
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7.6. Hemanta — pre-Winter Material and methods
1. The commentaries of the tthree treatises
of AAyurveda
1.1 Caraka Sammhita a
1.2 Sussruta Sammhita a
1.3 Assttannga Hrrdaya
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2. Modern literature in physics, concerned

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