ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF AJIRNA

*Vd. Kalyani Ashok Panpatil and Vd. Krishna N Kadam

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda Consider health and disease both as the product of food and life style. Today when population is moving with modernization in the 21st century a lot of new diseases emerge out due to faulty lifestyle, improper diet and unhealthy food, lack of exercise, mental stress and sleep. All disturbs the biological Clock of human being and produce many new lifestyle diseases. Ajirna is the one of the most common disease, which is originate from digestive insufficiency due to all about factors of modern era. The definition of health in Ayurveda goes like this समदोष् समाग्नीश्च समधातु मऱक्रिया । प्रसन्नात्मेंद्रिय मन स्वस्थतितभिधधीयत ॥[1] (सु.सू.15/41) Ayurveda has given the prime importance to Agni as it is one of the basic biological elements of the living body. Its own physical characteristic, location and function and secretions like digestive juices and enzymes which participate in the digestive and metabolic function. Ayurveda consider that no disease ever be develop without the derangement of Agni. Ajirna arises as a result of less, excessive and long term of the situation production of Amadosha and circulate all over the body. Further Amadosha combined with other Doshas and Dushyas vitiated them and produce many diseases. According to Ayurveda root cause of many diseases is Ajirna. That’s why we study about Ajirna and etiological factors of Ajirna.

Keywords: Ajirna, Agni, Ama, Agnimandya.