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ते गुणा तोयाग्नि सन्निकर्ष शौच मन्थन देश काल वासनभावनादिभि: कालप्रकर्षभाजनादिभि: अभिधीयतेII च.स.वि.1/22

•तोयाग्नि सन्निकर्ष 

•तोय : द्रवद्रव्य सान्निध्य

•अग्नि: अग्नि सान्निध्य

•तोयाग्नि: द्रवद्रव्य + अग्नि सान्निध्य

1. Toya sannikarsha – processing with water

2. Agni sannikarsha- Processing with fire/ heat

3. Shaucha- Cleaning

4. Manthana- Churning

 5. Desha- Processing with help of desha

6. Kala- Processing by time

7. Vasana- Processing with proximity

8. Bhavana- Trituration

9. Kalaprakarsha- Processing with specific time exposure

10. Bhajana - Processing with specific utensils

Aushadhi or Ahariya drug properties are either changed or enhanced by application of all above said procedures with the aid of either liquid drugs or heat. Some of the drugs are processed with liquid drugs and by application of heat. 

Objective: Convert  raw drugs into assimiable form for consumption as dietary products or medicines