Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE OF AMLAPITTA WITH SPECIAL REFERNCE TO AYURVEDA

*Dr. Rutuja Nagesh Bhosale and Dr. Jyoti Vinod Chopade

ABSTRACT

Amla pitta is a common disease which is very much prevalent throughout India. India is a country with full of green forest surrounded by rivers and blue hills due to excessive rain and dense forest humidity is always among crops. Excessive intake of new rice, fish and intake of water and excessive intake of house made alcoholic drinks lead to vitiation of kaphadosha along with Mandagni. Mandagni is the key factor for entire digestive abnormalities including Amlapitta. Agni in Ayurveda has been described as 13 types as Jathragni (Pachakagni), Seven Dhatwagnis viz., Rasa, Rakta, Meda, Majja, Asthi, Sukra, Mamsa and five Bhutagnis viz., Vayaagni, Akasagni, Prithviagnui, Tejaagni and Jalaagni. These agnis have specific relation with entire metabolism and maintains the optimum health. Due to various reasons including climate, diet and modern life style, Agni becomes abnormal. Toxins are converted to more acidic substance ultimately producing hyperacidity. Amlapitta can be co-related with acid peptic disorder or disorder associated with gastric mucosa or due to gastritis. There is a statement in Charaka Samhita about the role of excessive ingestion of salt containing foods in the pathogenesis of hyperacidity along with other disorders. It has been studied relationship between common salt and absorbed that there was mark relieved of symptoms of hyperacidity. the role of sodium chloride in gastric acid secretion is also studied, which gives a favouring document to Charak for development of hyperacidity.

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