The List of desirable equipments / instruments / machineries / charts / models etc.
for various departments of Ayurveda colleges & Hospital.

RACHANA SAREERA DEPARTMENT



   
Body embalming machine.
Cold storage Cabinet for Cadaver.
   
Museum
  Miniumum 50 specimens are requied in the Museum
   
Models
Marma, asaya and srotas. (Preferably electronically operable).
Functional models of all the major joints and shatchakra.
   
Charts [vk;qosZn erkuqlkjs.k]
  This should included at least 10 three dimentional charts.
   
Osteology
It is desirable to keep the audio-visual CD roms/softwares for the purpose of virtual anatomy classes; like: dissection softwares, foetal growth and development, cell division etc. etc.
   
Photos
There should be at least 25 photos so as to cover all the systems of the human body.
Foetus showning different stages of intra uterine life
Minimum of 50 specimens are required in the museum.

This should include at least 10 three dimensional charts.
   
Histology
At least there should be 30 slides of different structures of the body to show their micro anatomical aspects.
   
Furnitures and other Equipments
1. Wooden blocks of different sizes 24
2. Microscope (Projecting type) 01
3. Microscopes research and binocular 01
4. Microscopes – student type 10
5. Microscopic slides and cover slips 100
6. Cabinet for slides 01
7. Paraffin embedding bath 01
8. Microtome (rotatory) extra blades 01
9. Hot plates for flattening sections 01
10. Camera lucida 01
12. Trolley tables 02
13. LCD 01
     
CHARAKA SAMHITA
Charts  
1. Catushpad and names of corresponding chapters.
2. Shad virechana Satani – shad virechana ashrayas.
3. Panchakshaya yoni – Panchavidha kashaya kalpana
4. Panchasatmahakashaya
5. Importance of Vata
6. Sankhya samprapti of diseases – details of Ashtodareeyam
7. Rasa – Different opinions
8. Salient features of Sootra Sthana
9. Salient features of Nidana sthana
10. Krimi – types – treatment
11. Salient features of Vimana sthana
12. Medhya rasayanas – Botanical name – Mode of administration
13. Important yogas and prakarana
14. Salient features of Chikitsa sthana
15. Vasthi netra – size and shape
16. Types of vasti
17. Proportion of Vasti dravya
18. Dosage of Vasti dravya
19. Sirovikaras – Dosha involvement
20. Carak samhita ke adhayaon-ka-krama– opinions.
Model
1. Posture for administration of Vasthi
   
SANSKRIT
 
Charts
1. Shabda Prakarana
2. Important slokas of Vaidyakiya Subhasitani
3. Important slokas of Ayurvediya Hitopadesa
4. List of important stories from Panchatantra
5. Name of story and its moral
   
Equipments
1. Computer with Multimedia
2. Software to learn Sanskrit Varnamala
3. Audio cassette of Laghu siddanta koumudi [for pronuciation]
4. Audio CD’s of Shabda roopa
5. CD’s of Panchatantra
   
AYURVED ITIHASA
 
Charts
1. Kashyapa, Bhela & Harita samhita’s
  • Author
  • Period[app.]
2. Period – Century – Important authors
3. Rasashastra Itihasa
4. Committees and their suggestions
5. Ayurvedic Siksha parampara ka vikaas
   
Maps
1. Vedik kal
2. Samhita kal
3. Ayurved ki sarvabhoumikta
  • At that period where Sumer, Babul, etc. were located
  • At present they are part of which country
  • Routes of the roads are also to be located
     
Photo
Photographs may be presented in place of models
1. Ayurveda avatarana(Photograph)
2. Atreya Sampradaya (Photograph)
3. Dhanwantari sampradaya
4. Important acharyas of Samhita period
5. Important Pratisamskarta Acharyas of Samhita’s
6. Important ayurvedic acharyas of Modern era [real photos]
7. Important personalities like Hippocrates, Alexander
   
Equipments
1. Ayurveda avatarana – Audio visual form
2. Ashoka Shilalekh – If possible documentary should be made [5 min.]
   
Microfilms
1. Ashoka Shilalekh
2. Documents of different committees
3. Available magazines of past times
   
Note
1. Suggested Models, Equipments and Microfilms should be appropriately utilized as the contributions of Ayurvedic Itihas for ‘Departmental Museum’.
2. Ayurveda avatarana are suggested in the form of Charts, Models as well as Audio visual forms – any one of these should be a minimum requirement, if possible all can be made available.
3. Ashoka Shilalekh are suggested in the form of documentary or microfilm – any one or both can be made available.
ASHTANGA SAMGRAHA
 
Charts
1. Dinacharya  
2. Ruthucharya  
3. Classification of Vegas (as these are mentioned in Charak also)  
4. Classification of Vargas  
5. Types of viruddha ahara  
6. Anupana  
7. Agraya oushadas  
8. Skandas  
9. Ojo varnana  
10. Ama utpatti and nirharana  
11. Upakramas  
12. Types of sweda  
13. Principles of drug action – Rasa, guna, veerya, vipaka, etc.  
     
Specimens
1. Samples of some important ganas  
2. Samples of some important plants of ‘Rasaskandas’  
     
Models
1. Working model explaining functions of ‘Panchvayu’  
2. Locations of five types of Vata, Pitta & Kapha in the body.  
     
PADARTHA VIJNANAM
 
Charts
1. Books related to Padartha vijnana with authors - books of only Samhita grantha and Aastik and nastik darshana)
2. Order of evolution of Panchmahabootas according to Vedanta along with its gunas.
3. Tantra guna and Tantra doshas  
     
Models
1. Saptapadartha  
2. Part – B – Guna, Karma, Samanya, Vishesha, Samavaya & Abhava vijnana Models of Samanya, vish and samvish are possible since they are AKARAN Padarth. Hence can not be explained in this indemny capacity.
3. Classification & sub-classification of Dravya as per Tarka samgraha  
4. Samanya Vishesha Siddhanta eg Picture of a group of flowers of same group with one exception]
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5. Kshetra  
     
Miscellaneous
1. Incorporating the fundamentals of physics and chemistry in order to understand Basic principles of ayurveda in the field of dravya guna, karma etc. navadravyas
2. To explain pramanas through experimentations, charts, model, etc.  
     
Instruments for Basic Principles (in general)
These instruments are essential for PG not necessary for UG  
1. Analgeriometer