Vayavyadravya, Vāyavyadravya, Vayavya-dravya: 1 definition

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Vayavyadravya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Vāyavyadravya (वायव्यद्रव्य) are those substances (dravya) related to Vāyu-mahābhūta obtained from the Vāyavīya type of “land” (kṣetra), as defined in the first chapter (ānūpādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). Accordingly, “vāyavya-dravyas are cold and hot. Amla (acidic) or feeble in nature”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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