Abstract

A CLINICAL APPROACH TO AMLAPITTA (HYPERACIDITY) THROUGH AYURVEDA: A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Dr. Shaikh Shahin Mahebub*, Dr. Uma A. Patil and Dr. Sanjay M. Kadlimatti

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Abstract

Amlapitta is a disorder that has become increasingly prevalent due to faulty life style, which often promote unhealthy eating habits and regimens. Stressful living conditions, which often disregard proper food practices, contribute significantly to the condition. Diet and lifestyle play crucial roles in both the pathogenesis and treatment of Amlapitta. Excessive consumption of stale food, sour food, packaged items, alcoholic beverages, fasting, eating between meals, worry, and spicy foods are factors that aggravate Pitta. Amlapitta is a disorder caused by the vitiation of Pitta Dosha and is a functional disorder of the Annavaha Srotas. It is classified into two types based on its direction of flow: Urdhwaga (ascending) and Adhoga (descending) Amlapitta. Amlapitta is a major disorder influenced by lifestyle modifications and can be managed through Pitta Shamana (pacification) with Virechana (therapeutic purgation) and by following appropriate dietary and lifestyle guidelines (Pathya).

Keywords: Urdhavag Amlapitta, Virechana, Pathya Apathya Ahara.