Dravyaguna is the core subject and the foundation of Ayurvedic Chikitsa, deals with identification, collection, storage and preservation of raw materials of plant origin. Ayurveda has mentioned about five thousand such herbs in its texts.
The subject Dravyaguna Vidnyan deals with basic principles of mode of action of drugs and detailed study of herbal drugs thus creating a platform for therapeutic application of herbs. This subject is the backbone of clinical practice. The subject also includes standardization of Medicinal plants.
We have more than 250 species of plants in the herbal garden.