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Concept of Karana-Karya (Cause-Effect) in Indian Philosophy

Concept of Karana-Karya (Cause-Effect) in Indian Philosophy

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Man is the animal of connected logical discourse1. Aristotle finds interesting weaving of rational and irrational aspects in humans as inseparable and based on cause and origin2. It means nothing happens without cause/s3. Number of times matters are taken as effect which are formed after certain causes3. Hence, a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon or condition is termed as cause (Karana)4 and an effect of cause is Karya5. On certain occasions, numbers of causes appear for any effect (Karya). Some of them may be right even, but whatever is present till the performance of action, is considered as real Karana. It is invariably antecedent to some product and is not otherwise constituted6. Indian philosophy has contradictory theories on Karya-karana. Shankhya Darshana sugg...
Pharmacognostical Study of Leaves of Sonchus arvensis Linn.

Pharmacognostical Study of Leaves of Sonchus arvensis Linn.

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Dr. Prashant Kumar Jha, Reader, Research Methodology, ALNRMAMC, Koppa Prof. (Dr.) Sanjaya K.S., Department of Dravyaguna, Anushree H.S., Research Assistant, ALNRMAMC, Koppa Present study is to establish the pharmacognostical characters of leaves of S. arvensis, a plant used for swellings in Indian folklore medicine. The leaves were lyrately-pinnatifid with toothed margin and auriculate base, almost half-covering to stem. The veins were mixed craspedodromous type. The macroscopic characters revealed the astringent, bitter taste while anomoncytic stomata was seen in surface preparation. Open bicollateral vascular bundles with presence of outer and inner phloem were noted. Solubilities of powder of leaves was higher in both alcohol and water. Total 8 spots of varying Rf values were observ...
Analysis of Carl G. Jung Collective Works of Psychoanalysis in Terms of Ayurveda and Astrology

Analysis of Carl G. Jung Collective Works of Psychoanalysis in Terms of Ayurveda and Astrology

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Analysis of Carl G. Jung Collective Works of Psychoanalysis in Terms of Ayurveda and Astrology Dr. Prashant Kumar Jha, Head, Quality Control Laboratories, ALNRMAMC, Koppa Abstract: Ayurveda clearly mentions internal energy directing our psychological behaviour at greater extent what was opted by Jung as revealed from his various collective works. Thiniking in wrong direction only draws psyche of an individual away from sattva or non-pathogenic state to pathogenic state which turns in forms of psychological disorders. Impacts of planets, constellations (based on zodiac signs), their houses, owners of houses etc. play pivotal role in flow of such energies in particular direction. Better understanding at microlevel of Ayurveda and Vedic astrology have greater potentials to understand the p...