Abstract

A STUDY ON RELATION OF OJA WITH VYADHIKSHAMATVA (IMMUNITY)

Fulse Sanjiv D., Upadhyay Rajesh S.* and Toshniwal Mahendra B.

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is a science of health. The aim of Ayurveda is to protect the health of healthy person and to cure the disease of patient. Better immunity is necessary for the prevention of disease. According to Ayurveda Oja helps to maintain the Vyadhikshamatva (Power of immunity) in our body. Oja is the excellent of the saptadhatus (Body Tssues). It is also called Sharirabala. Waning of Oja produces many pathological symtoms in the body, such as the person is fearful, weak, worried, deranged luster and mental ability, rough and emaciated, and even death also. Excessive exercise, Fasting, anxiety, rough and little diet, fear, grief, ruksa drink (like wine), Vigil, excessive discharge of blood, Semen etc are the factors responsible for waning of Oja. Taking viruddha gunatmaka ahara (Food having mutually contradictory properties) also diminish oja. Proper diet and exercise increases the oja.

Keywords: Oja, Bala, Vyadhikshamatva, Saptadhatu, immunity.