Abstract

AHARAVIDHIVISHESHAYATANA: PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE ASPECTS

Nameet Kumar Patni* and Sonam Jain

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is the science of life that is focus mainly on being healthy and also on treatment of unhealthy individuals. Ayurveda has the aim that preserves the health of healthy persons and cures the diseased one. Ahara is one of the modulator that affects both healthy and unhealthy ones. In the form of Aharvidhivisheshayatana, Acharya Charaka has described eight factors which directly affect the result which is produced by intake of Ahara. Proper intake of Ahara is not only beneficial for a healthy person but also it affects in diseased condition too. Concept of Aharavidhivisheshayatana is emphasis for both healthy and diseased individuals. Ahara which is taken with the concept of Aharavidhivisheshayatana, promote health and is also beneficial in diseased condition.

Keywords: Ahara, Aharvidhivisheshayatana, Health, Disease.