AHARA AS PATHYA & APATHYA IN AMAVATA
Sreeharsha*, Gurubasavaraj and Divyasree
ABSTRACT
The Human beings are falling prey to various Life style disorders, in which the defect in Food and Lifestyle play a major role. One among such disorders is Amavata. As this disease is chronic in nature food, lifestyle and medicine have influence on relieving and aggravating the symptoms of Amavata. Amavata is the particular type of disease which is the mentioned in Ayurveda since the period of Madhavakara (16th century A.D.) under the category of Vata-Kaphaja disorders. Amavata is the term derived from the words as Ama and Vata. The Ama when combines with Vata dosha and occupies Sleshma sthana(Asthi,Sandhi) results painful disease Amavata. The disease is characterized by various features like Sandhi Shoola,Sandhi Shotha, Angamarda. Pathya recommended in Amavata are Purana Shali, Shasthika, Yava,Ardraka, Kulatta, Takra.Apathya recommended in Amavata are Matsya, Ksheera, Dadhi, Masha.
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