Concept of Samanyam Ekatvakaram and its importance in Ayurvedic Chikitsa

Abstract

Ayurveda is the science of life and is eternal since its inception for the wellbeing of living beings. Ayurveda is eternal so is its fundamental principles. Siddhantas of Ayurveda which were mentioned thousands of years back are still applicable and valid in modern era also. Samanya is a fundamental principle which is mentioned in Ayurveda and Darshana Shastras. Samanya is defined as the one which brings oneness. In Ayurveda vitiation of dosha, dhatu and mala is termed as vyadhi. To bring them back in the prakrita avastha, ahara or aushadha are used which are having similar or opposite gunas. In the kshaya avastha, dravyas having similar properties are being used to bring back normalcy. This is the principle of samanya. Other than the treatment aspect, samanya can also be applied in the Lok-Purusha-Samya Siddhantha, Panchabhautikta of the dravyas and sharira in providing nutrition, nidana of vitiation of doshas, dhatus, malas etc. In contemporary science, the enzyme activity, receptor mechanism, crossing of drugs in the membrane, Sympathomimetic and Parasympathomimetic action of drugs of Modern Pharmacology, fluid therapy in resuscitation can be well established in the principle of Samanya. An effort has been made to evaluate the Samanya as the fundamental principle of Ayurveda to validate it in new dimensions for the better understanding in the modern era.

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