Abstract

A LITERATURE REVIEW OF AMLAPITTA FROM AYURVEDA

Dr. Shreerang Chhapekar, Dr. Avinash Jadhav and Dr. Shadab Khan*

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Abstract

Amlapitta is a life-style related disease prevalent all over world also it is disorder caused by habitat, irregular diet schedule but also as a result of Psychological and physiological observation. So, Amlapitta is the common disease in present era. As the urbanisation life is becoming very fast and the rate of standard is growing. Pitta has been vitiated uses food and drink that are incompatible, spoiled, and very sour and that is capable of causing vitiation of pitta and increase drava and amla guna of pitta. Aacharya Kashyapa has mentioned as the involvement of three Doshas in Amlapitta while Madhavkara has mentioned that the pitta is dominant in this disease. Acharya Charaka has not mentioned Amlapitta as a separate disease but as a symptom. Also they has described amlapitta in Granhi (intermittent loose motions followed by constipation) as one of its Lakshana (symptoms). Various acharyas has explained amlapitta in different way with all nidan panchak of this disease but Samprapti of Amlapitta is clearly mentioned in Grahani chikitsa adhyay while describing samprapti of Grahani Dosha. The basic principle of treatment is mainly shodhana, and shamana chikitsa, nidana parivarjana. Vamana and Virechana are mentioned for urdhva gati and adho gati of doshas along with pathaya- pathaya of amalpitta.

Keywords: Amlapitta, Ahara- Vihara Chikitsa, life style.