A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF MUTRASHMARI; ITS MANAGEMENT WITH NIDANA PARIVARJANA AND PATHYA PALANA

Mutrashmari is one of the commonest diseases of Mutravaha Srotasa. Acharya Sushruta has mentioned Mutrashmari as one of the Ashta Mahagada, because it is not easy to treat and there is need to pay more attention to its cure. In the contemporary medical science it is correlated with Urolithiasis or Urinary Calculi. The incidences of Mutrashmari are increasing at the present era due to various reasons like altered food habits, changed lifestyle, stress, strain, environmental pollutions etc. In Ayurvedic texts these factors have been indicated as Nidana. Nidana plays a major role in the occurrence of disease, due to Nidana Sevana, Doshas get aggravated, along with Dushya they cause Sroto Dushti and then disease manifests. Vata, Pitta and Kapha all three Doshas are involved in the Samprapti of Mutrashmari, therefore understanding the Samprapti is essential for treatment of disease, because disintegration of Samprapti Sanghatan is Chikitsa. Srotasa is an important Samprapti Ghataka in formation of disease. Compatible food to Srotasa is Pathya. Srotasa is guarded by avoiding causative factors of disease and taking compatible food to Srotasa, which prevents the Srtotovarodha and thereby prevent the disease. This article is mainly focused at Nidana-Samprapti Parak study of Mutrashmari and importance of Nidana Parivarjana and Pathya Palana in its treatment

ETIOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF MOST COMMON DIGESTIVE DISORDER AJIRNA (INDIGESTION)

Ayurveda consider Health and Disease both as the products 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 life style, improper diet and unhealthy food lack of exercise, mental stress and sleep all are disturbs the biological clock of human being and produce many new life style diseases. Ajirna is the one of the most common disease which is originate from digestive insufficiency (Agni) due to all above factors of modern Era. Ayurveda is the ancient Indian system of medicine, deals with management and prevention of disease. Ayurveda has given prime importance to Agni as it is one of the basic biological elements of the living body.Its own physical characteristics, location and function and secretions like digestive juices and enzymes which participate in the digestive and metabolic functions. Therefore, Ayurveda considers Dehagni as the cause of life, Complexion, Strength, Health, Oja, Teja (energy) and Prana. Ayurveda consider that no disease ever be develop without the derangement of Agni. Ajirna arises as a result of less, excessive and irregular digestion of food and long term of this situation production of Amadosa and circulate all over the body. Further Amadosa combined with other Dosas and Dushyas vitiated them and produce many diseases. Preventive measures like Dincharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya, Sadvrita and Pathya palana Dasvidhsbhojana Grahan Niyam are the preventive measure for Ajirn in Ayurveda