Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Bheshaja – medication
Vyakti – individual
Bheshaja Vyakti are classes of people who find themselves talked about in Sushruta Samhita, who truly don’t instantly belong to the medical system however have lent a really helpful hand in evolution of Ayurveda system of drugs as a science, over generations. So far as Ayurveda is anxious, their contribution is immense.
They are often thought-about as ‘para-physicians of Ayurveda system of drugs’.
Allow us to see who these persons are whereas exploring the reference from Sushruta Samhita.
Ref – Sushruta Sutra Sthana, Chapter 37, verse 10 (Su.Su.37/10)
Bheshaja Vyakti: 5 vital Ayurveda Para-physicians
गिपकास्तापसा व्याधा ये चान्ये वनचारिणः ।
मूलाहाराश्च ये तेभ्यो भेषजव्यक्तिरिष्यते ॥१०॥
Bheshaja Vyaktis are individuals who have good data of medicinal herbs and crops and are just like physicians on this means. They’re referred to as as Bheshaja Vyakti and assist to construct the medical system with their immense contribution.
Under talked about is the listing of people who find themselves referred to as as Bheshaja Vyakti.
1. Gopala – are cowherds, individuals who have a tendency cattle. In olden days (even at present in villages), the cowherds used to take cattle to the forests for grazing them. They need to know which crops are good for cattle and which aren’t. In addition they had data of crops, roots and herbs which has descended by way of their familial career.
2. Tapasa – are ascetics. That they had rejected all riches and comforts of life and have been residing within the forests, of their hermitage. They too had exact data of herbs. Many ascetics knew tips on how to use them within the type of medicines and put together easy cures out of herbs and roots out there of their neighborhood and in addition taught individuals round them. They too handed on this data to their gen-next. They have been in true sense, the ‘mini medical doctors.
3. Vyadha – are hunters. Hunters too are wanderers. Looking was a career and a royal interest of the traditional occasions. For the reason that hunters roamed quite a bit within the forests in quest of their hunt and meals for his or her household, additionally they learnt concerning the flora to which they’re uncovered to. There have been possibilities and dangers that they get injured or attacked by animals very often after which wanted to know the crops which might are available as fast first-aid for them. These individuals additionally had a exact data of the meat and animal merchandise. Lot of animal merchandise have been additionally used for preparation of medicines and therapies and these individuals have been the supply of that data. In addition they in all probability catered them to the physicians.
4. Vanacharina – are individuals who dwell and roam round in forests, as in tribal individuals. There may be loads of data of tribal folklore medicines contributing in the direction of evolution of medical science, primarily Ayurveda, from time immemorial. Sure tribes have data of sure units of herbs and roots grown of their geography.
This additionally contains individuals who wander within the forests or make a residing there, residing by consuming the roots, crops, fruits and so on. out there wherever they dwell or migrate. These individuals had immense data of the herbs and roots together with what is nice and what not. Some individuals additionally roam in forests to gather roots and herbs.
Hypothetical understanding of ‘Bheshaja Vyakti’ and the possible principle of their evolution within the historical past of evolution of Ayurveda medication
They cope with the medicinal herbs and therefore they’ve ‘bheshaja’ of their title / identify. They don’t seem to be medical doctors, so they don’t seem to be referred to as Vaidya however actually referred to as as ‘vyakti’ i.e. an individual. These individuals act as a bridge between the pure assets of medicinal crops, forest areas and the doctor who’s in want of these herbs to fabricate medicines. This used to turn out to be useful for the reason that physicians couldn’t wander within the forests to gather the medicinal herbs. So, in all probability there was an association that some people who find themselves linked to the forests, who had exact data of medicinal crops, coming from many generations and who have been wanderers have been employed by the physicians. These individuals grew to become helpers and used to commonly acquire and ship the medicinal herbs to the physicians, in all probability with a small favor from the doctor within the type of cash, meals grains or free session and therapy for his or her households. So, despite these individuals not being medical doctors, they grew to become vital members of the medical system and therefore referred to as as bheshaja vyakti. Most likely, in later occasions, this follow of accumulating and conveying the herbs to the physicians grew to become a household affair and possibly a job / career or side-job for these forest dwellers. And people individuals handed this data to their subsequent era and the subsequent era of dwellers would serve the subsequent era of physicians in the identical means.
Some amongst them, like Tapasa – the ascetics, not solely knew concerning the herbs and roots but in addition learnt utilizing them as medicines and in addition serving individuals with easy cures ready from them. They have been ‘para-physicians’ by all sense they usually served individuals within the neighborhood within the absence of medical doctors round or when the individuals in that point couldn’t journey to cities to fulfill the physician. They have been individuals out there for ‘firsthand or first-aid assist’ and therefore Bheshaja Vyaktis.
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