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#Ushnavirya dravya (hot potency): Aquilaria agallocha (agaru), Saussurea costus (kustha) & Valeriana wallichii ([[tagara]]) | #Ushnavirya dravya (hot potency): Aquilaria agallocha (agaru), Saussurea costus (kustha) & Valeriana wallichii ([[tagara]]) | ||
'''Classification based on post digestive effect (vipaka)''' | '''Classification based on post digestive effect ([[vipaka]])''' | ||
Based on the end product formed during the process of digestion of dravya, they are classified into three types: | Based on the end product formed during the process of digestion of dravya, they are classified into three types: | ||
#Madhura vipaka dravya: e.g. Zingiber officinalis ( | #Madhura vipaka dravya: e.g. Zingiber officinalis ([[shunthi]]), Piper longum ([[pippali]]). | ||
#Amla vipaka dravya: e.g. Rice grain (vrihi), Dolichos biflorus (kulattha). | #Amla vipaka dravya: e.g. Rice grain (vrihi), Dolichos biflorus (kulattha). | ||
#Katu vipaka dravya: e.g. Sesame oil (taila), Salt (lavana). [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 40/10]<ref name=Susruta/> | #Katu vipaka dravya: e.g. Sesame oil (taila), Salt (lavana). [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 40/10]<ref name=Susruta/> | ||