Abstract

PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY OF DISEASES IN AYURVEDA WSR TO AAMA VISHA

Kushwaha Atal*, Nigwal Ajay and Jain Salil

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Abstract

Introduction: Ayurveda is basically a science of life and hence reveals an ideal way of living, eating and normal routine works. Disease manifestation in ayurveda majorly revolves around AAMA formation (Unriped, immature and undigested). Vagbhatt says due to malfucntioning of digestive fire the resultant rasa dhatu is not formed properly i.e leads to formation of undigested/partially digested rasa dhatu. This improper rasa dhatu than remains in stomach and gets mixed with food which is called AAMA. Further this AAMA causes obstructions in different channels of body which are meant to carry nutrition to various body parts. Now due to the channels blockage nutrition (ideal rasa) is unable to reach the target tissues which eventually results in disease manifestation and mirroring symptoms like anorexia, fatigue, yellow / pale / black discolouration of body and if remained untreated it get mixed with doshas, dhatus and malas and than it is termed as AAMA VISHA, which is the prior and initial pusher for any disease manifestation. Material and Methods: Materials for the paper has been collected from various available samhitas, classics and journals. The whole facts regarding AAMA VISHA is been studied and analyzed conceptually. Conclusion: A concrete conclusive statement regarding the physiology of AAMA and its role in causing disease (pathology) has been established conceptually by alligning the facts and figures from the avilabe granthas and literature. Also a basic approach for management is also been made and in this way this paper will help to understand the physiology and pathology of dieases in ayurveda in a better and easy way.

Keywords: Pathology, Physiology, Aama, Ayurveda.