Abstract

CONCEPT OF AGNI AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

Rakhi Choudhary*, Rashmi Pathak and Kavita Upadhyay

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Abstract

Ayurveda is an old Indian arrangement of life sciences and medication with establishes in the Vedas. Agni is a critical stomach related and metabolic component in our bodies, as per Ayurveda. Agni is accountable for strength, wellbeing, life span, indispensable breath, and how much food to be ingested. In Ayurveda, Agni plays out the processing, retention, and osmosis of food, which is undeniable for the support of life. The expression "Agni" alludes to the absorption of dinners and metabolic cycles. Agni has been characterized into 13 classifications in light of its jobs and locales of activity, to be specific 1 Jatharagni, 5 Bhutagni, and 7 Dhatvagni. About the meaning of Agni, Acharya Charak expressed that when the capability of Agni is intruded on, the singular passes on, and when the Agni of an individual is Sama, that individual is totally sound and carries on with a long, blissful, solid existence; in any case, assuming the Agni of an individual is vitiated, the whole digestion in his body is upset, bringing about weakness and sickness.

Keywords: Agni, Bhutagni, Dhatvagni, Jatharagni, digestion, absorption.