Abstract

CONCEPT OF GRAHANI IN AYURVEDA

Dr. Pallavi Survase*, Dr. C. Halli, Dr. Vijay Biradar and Dr. Ashok Naikar

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Abstract

In today’s era there are faulty food habits which provides inadequate nutrition as well as disturbance of mental state due to stress, anxiety etc. All of these factors leads to dysfunctioning of Gastrointestinal tract. In Ayurveda Mandagni is considered as the root cause of manifestation of many diseases. Among them Grahani roga is one of the prime disease of Annavaha srotas. It is the disease often encountered in day to day life and is least understood. Grahani & Agni are ashraya-ashrayi bhava[interdependent]. Mandagni leads to Ama dosha leads to Grahani Gada. The signs & symptoms of this disease is similar to IBS. The prevalence rate of IBS varies from 12%- 15% in India.[1] Womens are 3 times more effected then men.

Keywords: Agni, Grahani, Annavaha srotas, Ama, IBS.