Abstract

AGNI IN TWACHA VIKAR – AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Puja Arun Gawande* and Dr. Vinod M. Choudhari

Abstract

Twak (skin) is the largest organ of human body which protects and covers whole body. It is one of five Gyanendriya that is Sparsh Gyanendriya (sense organ). Nowadays people use so many chemical products internally as well as externally for looking good which causes the imbalance of dosh, dhatu and mala (fecal product). These are the fundaments of human body and skin is the outer most protective organ. The thickness of skin varies according to the part of the body it covers. Since, skin is the barrier separating the internal tissues and organs from the external environment; it is more prone to various types of hazards. The skin is affected potentially due to two main reasons. First, that it is exposed to the harmful environmental factors and secondly due to the degenerative and neoplastic changes occurring within its own various cells types which is the reason for majority of skin diseases, as it is generally seen that the most common reason for manifestation of skin diseases is faulty dietary habits. An abnormal change over Twak assessed by Twakpariksha is caused by factors like pollution, mental stress and an impaired metabolism. Ayurveda has described an important factor of digestion and metabolism in our body as Agni. In present review here is an attempt to explore the concept of Twacha its theory of Utpatti, Prakara, Karya and its relation with Agni.

Keywords: Agni, Metabolism, Skin diseases, Bhrajak Pitta.