3 research outputs found
Ayurveda Concept of Immunity and Biological Factors Associated with Immunity
No full textThe term immunity stands for the power which protects from the diseases, the immune system acts as defense mechanism against many common diseases including infections. The Ayurveda described term Vyadhikshamatva for inherent defense mechanism. There are many drugs especially Rasayana herbs which improves immunity, Bala and Agni. Vyadhikshamatva varies person to person depending upon their Prakriti therefore some person possess good immunity while others deprived the same. The other factors such as diet, environmental factor, genetic predisposition, mental status and life style, etc. also affect Vyadhiksamatwa of individual. Bala and Ojas also associated with inherent immunity, Ojas or Bala helps to prevents manifestations of common infections thus restore normal health status. Ayurveda ways of daily regimen, balanced diet and Yoga can help to improves Vyadhikshamatva. Natural drugs like Guduchi, Ginger, Tulsi, Turmeric and Amalaki, etc. are well known for their immune boosting effects. Present article explores Ayurveda concept of immunity
CONCEPT OF AGNI AND AMA IN AYURVEDA - A BRIEF REVIEW
No full textIn our country since last few decades along with scientific and technological revolution a social revolution has also took place which ultimately has drastically changed dietary habits of society at large. This change in dietary habit has ultimately resulted in manifestation of many problems related to gastrointestinal tract.
Ayurveda, an ancient system of Indian medicine documented and practiced since 1500 B.C. deals with inter-individual variability for personalized and predictive medicine. In Ayurveda the concept of Agni is very specific one of its kind among other contemporary sciences. Concept of Agni is vividly discussed in Ayurveda as it is the most significant entity for maintaining health of an individual. In Ayurveda, Agnimandya is said to be the root cause of most of the diseases. Hence it is important to understand the basic nature of Agni so as to take care of it. In the present study we have reviewed the basic concept of Agni its types thoroughly and also discussed efficacy of some well-known approaches to treat Agnimandya on the basis of recent clinical studies
Importance of Srotas - An overview
No full textAyurveda has its own holistic approach to understand the Purush Sharir by different theories like Srotas, In Ayurvedic classics the term Srotas is used as all the macro and micro channels and pathways operating in the living organism. The concept of Srotas is unique contribution in the understanding of anatomy of human body. There is a description of Srotas by 13 Acharya Charak and 11 pairs of Srotas by Acharya Sushrut. Srotasas are the micro channels of the body which provide platform for activities of Tridosh, Dhatu, Oja, Agni etc. Acharyas also describe the anatomical origin of Srotas (Moola Sthana), its anatomy (shape), Dushti causes & Dusthi Lakshans (etiology & sign symptoms). The anatomical and physiological perspective of Srotas play vital role towards the normal health status of an individual since disturbed anatomical positioning and improper physiological functioning of Srotas can leads many health issues
