STRUCTURE - FUNCTIONRELATIONSHIPIN AYURVEDIC PHARMACOLOGY- ASCIENTIFICAPPROACH

Modern pharmacology being interested in studying the actions of the drug on different systems or part of the body, describes all drugs on the basis of action performed by them. There exists a great conceptual difference between Ayurveda and Modern pharmacology with respect to drug action. In Ayurveda, in relation to pharmacodynamics, the drugs are selected on the basis of their modulating effect on a particular dosha through its properties Rasapanchaka, based on its Panchabhautik constitution because both the drug as well as the body are constituted by the same five primary elements Prithvi, Aap, Tej, Vayu, Aakash. It forms a base to establish structural similarity between body (Pinda) and exterior world (Bramhanda) with its components, which can be apply to drug as well. This indicates structure-function relationship playes a vital role in Ayurved Pharmacology. Ayurveda supports this clearly through its basic principles as sarvada sarvabhavanam……… and vriddhi samanaie sarvesham…