Abstract

A COMPILATORY WORK ON ‘ROLE OF AAM’ AS A CAUSATIVE AGENT IN RASAVAHA AND AANNAVAHA STROTODUSHTIJANYA VYADHI.

*Dr. Suman Sharma and Prof. Dr. Baldev Kumar

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Abstract

Ayurveda has its two main objectives is to maintaining health status by preventing and treating diseases. If these basic components i.e. dosha, dhatu, mala and agni are in the balanced state, then a person is said to be healthy while diseqilibrium state causes many diseases. Ama plays a great role in vitiation of these all these factors of health. Ama is a pathological entity which is considered responsible for manifestation of many diseases of rasavaha and annavaha strotas like alsaka, visuchika, grahni roga etc. Aamashaya is said to be main place for formation of aam. The formation of aam is mainly due to agnimandhya which is the root cause of all diseases. This disturbed or vitiated aam flows with rasa, rakta and anna through all the strotas by influencing the organ system’s homeostasis i.e. dosha-samya avastha resulting in various gastroentric disorders. The primary aim of this article is to review the concept of aam and its role as a causative agent in rasavaha and annavaha strotodushtijanya vyadhi.

Keywords: Aam, Rasavaha – Annavaha strotodushti.