Open AccessAAMVISHA JANYA AMLAPITTA AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Abhijeet Sawant,
Ajay Kumar,
Santosh K. Vishwakarma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj3309102021
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , human health , traditional medicine , pathology , environmental health
Agni is one of the important aspects of Ayurveda, which affects the health status of human being up to great extent. As per modern science, Agni can be correlated with digestive fire mainly performs functioning of digestion & metabolism. In Ayurveda Jatharagni, Dhatwagni and Bhutagni are three types of Agni among which Jatharagni is most important, which generates metabolic transformations (Ahara paka), and this metabolic transformation of ingested foods provides nutrition to the body. If the formation of Ahara paka does not take place properly due to any causative factors then production of Aam/Aamvisha occur and abnormal physiological functioning may be ob- served which leads to disease like Ajirna, Amlapitta etc.Acharya Kashyap is the first person who mentioned Amlapitta as a separate disease. He has not given an only vivid description of Amlapitta, but also its treatment too mentioned in Kashyap Samhita. Considering this aspect present article summarized some clinical manifestations of Aam/Aamvish janya Amlapitt and its management by Ayurveda.Keywords: Agnidusti, Aam, Aamvisha, Amlapitta.