Abstract

A REVIEW ON SNIGDHA GUNA OF TWACHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SEBACEOUS GLANDS

Aarti Kaushik* and M. B. Gaur

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Abstract

Ayurveda is all time science of this universe. It focusses on preservation of health, diagnosis and treatment of diseased individual. Shareera has different horizons and it is not just the structural entity of body but also the physiological factors are important. It is made up six anga among which twacha is one. Physiological parametres are indicators of normal functioning of body which includes guna, dosha in appropriate proportion. Skin being the outermost covering of body is susceptible to maximum damage by external environment along with internal disturbances of the body. Thus, the physiological properties of skin must be known to identify any changes in normalcy. Also, these physiological parametres vary from individual to individual based on their prakriti. These parametres needs to be assessed as per prakriti so as to prevent any upcoming disease.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Twacha, Snigdha guna, Sebaceous glands.