Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON VIRUDDHA AHARA AS A HETU IN GENESIS OF AMAVATA

Dr. Arun Prakash*, Dr. Ketki Aurangbadkar and Dr. Sachin Deva

ABSTRACT

All types of food material which dislodge the various dosha but do not expel them out of the body are to be regarded as unwholesome. The person who consumed wholesome food accordance with proper rules will live healthy for long time. The wholesome food provides fuel to fire of digestion, they promote mental as well as physical strength, give strength to dhatuand provides complexion and are pleasing to senses if consumed according to rules, otherwise they are harmful. In present era, enormous changes are noted in life style, food habits, working pattern, sleep pattern etc. Person indulging in improper food and activities when having mandagni which leads to ama formation in body by decreasing the digestive power. Ama plays an important role in pathogenesis of many diseases one among them is amavata. Acharya Madhava has described viruddha ahara as major cause for amavata. This conceptual study will be giving details about viruddha ahara in genesis of amavata.

Keywords: Mandagni, Ama, Viruddha Ahara, Amavata.