Abstract

STUDY OF ASTHI W.S.R TO ASTHI-KSHAYA- A REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Shreya Ashwani and *Dr. Pushpanjli Upadhyay

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Abstract

Maharshi Sushruta said that Dhatu is a pillar of the body. Among seven Dhatus, Asthi Dhatu is responsible for appropriate posture of body. Bone grew in size during the first two decades of life, with acceleration during adolescence, followed by a period of consolidation. Bone mass subsequently decline with ageing. Now, a day this declination gets accelerated due to changing food-habits, unhealthy diet, increasing stress, excessive smoking & Alcohol and lack of exercises. Even though now people are health conscious and undergoing routine check-ups which include monitoring of blood pressure, sugar, lipid profile, etc. but it miss the tests to assess the health status of bone. So Asthi-kshaya (osteoporosis) is often diagnosed at the most devastating stage. Number of researches conducted on the aspect of Asthi-kshaya is less while comparing to other disease. On this background, present study was taken to analyze the fundamental concepts of Asthi-Kshaya and to find out structural deterioration of bony tissue leading to Asthi-kshaya (osteoporosis) and try to establish a hypothesis regarding how to prevent Asthi-Kshaya by means of life Style (Aahar-Vihar) changes.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Asthi, Asthi-Kshaya, Osteoporosis.