CONCEPT OF PATHYA, APATHYA AND LIFE STYLE MODIFICATION IN GRAHANI ROGA

Dr. Sangita Devi*, Dr. Vikrant Kumar and Dr. Jayani Niharika Babubhai

ABSTRACT

The Grahani which is the seat of Agni is called so because it has the power to stop the downward movement of undigested food and retains the food until it is fully digested. A functionally weak Agni i.e. Mandagni causes improper digestion of the food consumed, leading to Ama Dosha and it has pivotal importance in the pathogenesis of Grahani Roga. The principle of diet for all types of Grahani is boost the Agni and reduce the Ama with the help of Ahara Dravyas, which included mainly Kashaya, Madhura and Katu in Rasa Laghu, Ruksha, Grahee, Deepana and Pachana in Guna; Ushna in Veerya and Katu or Madhura in Vipaka. In Ayurveda, Nidana Parivarjana plays an important role as first line of treatment to treat a disease so, occurrence of disease must be prevented essentially and further to check progression of disease through Pathya and Apathya is a unique contribution to Ayurvedic science, The main role in this is to assess dietary factors which play important role in Grahani roga hence, the risk of diet and Pathya, Apathya and life style modification in Grahani is discussed which play important role and benefits.

Keywords: Grahni roga, IBS, Pathya, Apathya.