CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ON AGNI IN AYURVEDA
Dr. Monika*, Dr. Avadhesh Kumar, Dr. Jitendra Kumar and Dr. Ram Milan
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is an ancient holistic healing system that focuses on the balance of mind, body, and spirit to promote overall health and well-being. The majority of diseases we are facing nowadays are the result of improper diet and lifestyle patterns. According to Ayurveda, the prime factor for life to sustain is Agni, and it is a very superior entity responsible for digestion and metabolism. Unwholesome consumption of dietary materials leads to Agni dushti and so various types of disorders. Proper maintenance of Agni helps a person to live a long life and its disturbance gives rise to various diseases. On the basis of function and site of action, Agni has been divided into 13 types – Jatharagni (1), Bhutagni (5), and Dhatvagni (7). Acharya Charka has mentioned the importance of Agni, when the Agni of an individual is sama i.e. in equilibrium, then the person would be absolutely healthy and would live a long, healthy, and happy life but if the function of Agni stops then the individual dies.
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