Dravya Guna (Ayurvedic pharmacology) is one of the basic disciplines describing the main features of medicinal plants and their influence on the human body, which is nothing but the key to correct usage of the herbs and food substances.

Learn the canonic characteristics of Indian and Wester medicinal plants as per Ayurveda and start using the herbs in your practice!

In the course you will learn:

• The fundamentals of Dravyaguṇa Śāstra
• Canonic descriptions of the basic notions in Ayurvedic herbal therapy – Rasa, Guna, Veerya, Vipaka, etc. and their relation to Agni, which lies in the base of forming individual recommendations on herbal treatment
• The way of describing Western medicinal plants through ayurvedic terms to make it possible for you to use them in your practice
• Different forms of herbal preparations and differences in their effects on the channels and tissues of the body
• Lifehacks by Dr. Adjayan on the usage of medicinal herbs derived from his therapeutic practice
• The most popular ayurvedic herbs, their features, and scope of application
• Common ayurvedic herbal compounds and their features
• Practical recommendations on the preparation of various forms of medicinal herbal compounds

• Phytotherapy specialist
• Ayurvedic practitioner
• Naturopath
• Yoga therapy specialist
• Herbalist

• Introduction to Dravya gunavignana

Rasa, Guna, Veerya, Vipaka etc.; Karma and its applications; Prabhava; Ayurveda and Herbs.

• The global understanding of plant sources by Ayurvedic principles

Man and nature - plants; similarities - signatures; how to understand an unknown plant based on Mahabhuta.

• Main drugs usful in common clinical conditions

Identifying features, parts used, form of uses; therapeutic uses, important preparations, clinical applications; Teminalia chebula, Tinospora cordifolia, Asparagus recemosus.

• Detail studenty of most common drugs. Part 1

Boerhavia diffusa, Calotropis gigantea, Cedrus deodara, Centella asiatica.

• Detail studenty of most common drugs. Part 2

Ocimum sanctum,Piper longum, Plumbago Zeylanica, Ricinus communis.

• Detail studenty of most common drugs. Part 3

Saussurea lappa,Withania somnifera, Azadirachta indica, etc.

• Some common preparations. Part 1

Common clinical conditions and Medicines.

• Some common preparations. Part 2

Common clinical conditions and Medicines.

• Important food that itself have medicinal values. Part 1

Antioxdants, Flavanoids, Vitamins, Minerals rich Drug sources.

• Important food that itself medicinal values. Part 2

Food products and it’s understanding in Ayurveda.

Expert: Ajayan Sadanandan

• Ph.D. in Dravya guna from NIA Jaipur, Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurveda University, Jodhpur on 2012;
• M.D, Ayurveda in Dravya guna, S.D.M Ayurveda College Udupi, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnadaka on 2004;
• B.A.M.S, S.D.M Ayurveda College Udupi, Mangalore University in 2000;
• D-Phm (Diploma in Pharmacy), John Enoch College of Pharmacy, Directorate of Medical Education Government of Kerala 1995;
• Born and brought up in Agastya Marma Shastra practicing family. Grandfather Brahmashree: o. Keshavan Nadar Swami was the first head of Marma department, Trivandrum Ayurveda college;
• Taught and Trained Agastya Marma under the guidance of late Vaydya Shri. Raghavan Nadar and late Vaydya Sri, Karunakaran Nadar;
• Presently working as Professor in Department of Dravya gunavignana Ashtangam Ayurveda College, Vavannur, Kerala;
• Ethno medico botanical informer and researcher, conducting Ethno Environment conservation, awareness programs & activities;
• Member CCRAS for documentation of Agastya Marma Shastra;
• Former member Board of studies for AYURVEDA, Mgr medical university Gindy, Chennai;
• Traditional Agastya Marma practitioner.