Open AccessA REVIEW: A CONCEPT OF AUTOPHAGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PAACHANA THERAPY
Author(s) -
Vaidya Anita Choudhary,
Nikita Sharma,
Nishant Aggarwal,
Sadaf Khan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj3309092021
Subject(s) - autophagy , medicine , biology , biochemistry , apoptosis
Nowadays, our sedentary lifestyle is causing many metabolic diseases, and everyone is trying to understand the importance of Langhana (fasting) therapy today for its prevention. In another way, not only India but also western countries recognize the importance of fasting in different ways. Ayurveda has already been mentioned in a detailed description and its advantages comprehensively. Autophagy is a normal physiological process in the body that deals with the destruction of cells by maintaining homeostasis or normal functioning by protein or Fat degradation. Similarly, Langhana (10 subtypes of fasting) therapy includes the digestion of metabolic toxins, removes the blockage of the channels, thereby aids in minimizing the diseases. This article it's been focused on the concept of Autophagy and its correlation with Pachana therapy which is a subtype of Langhana therapy inAyurveda.Keywords: Langhana, Pachana, Autophagy.