A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VRIKKA, YAKRITA AND HRIDAYA IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF VRIKKA ROGA AND ITS UPADRAVA W.S.R TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Chronic Kidney Disease is a chronic progressive declination in the function of kidneys with serious and dreadful complications which result in low life expectancy of the sufferer, and it can be correlated to as an amalgamation of the pathology related to Rasa Pradosaj vikar, Kaphaj sotha, Pandu, Mutrakriccha, Mutraghata, Prameha and its complications which are called as Vrikka roga (Kidney diseases). The literary data have been collected from Charak Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hridaya, Ashtanga Sangraha and Sharangadhar Samhita. The collected lit- erature have been analysed to justify that there may be a vast relationship between Vrikka (Kidneys), Yakrita (Liver) and Hridaya (Heart) in the pathogenesis of Vrikka roga (Kidney diseases) and its Upadrava (complications). The analysis establishes that Vrikka roga (Kidney diseases) is one of the Vataj Nanatmaja Roga and Meda Dhatu (Fat tissue) is the prime Dhatu (tissues) that gets vitiated and the aggravated Abaddha Meda (free fatty acids) results the pathogenesis of Vrikka Roga (Kidney diseases) alongwith Rakta (blood). Whereas, Rakta (blood) is seen being the Pradhan Dhatu involved in the pathogenesis of Vrikka Roga Upadrava. Therefore, an inference can be drawn that for slowing the progression of the pathogenesis and evolvement of complications, aggravated Abaddha Meda Chikitsa, Rakta Dhatu Poshak and ignition of the Dhatwagni may be adopted.