VIRUDDHA AHARA AS A HETU IN GENESIS OF AMAVATA: A CONCEPTUAL STUDY

Abstract

Any kind of diet that upsets the different doshas but does not eliminate them from the body should be considered unhealthy. A person who follows the right guidelines and eats good food will live a long, healthy life. The wholesome food provides fuel to fire of digestion, they promote mental as well as physical strength, give strength to dhatu and provides complexion and are pleasing to senses if consumed according to rules, otherwise they are harmful. In present era, enormous changes are noted in life style, food habits, working pattern, sleep pattern etc. Person indulging in improper food and activities when having mandagni which leads to ama formation in body by decreasing the digestive power. Ama plays an important role in pathogenesis of many diseases one among them is amavata. Acharya Madhava has described viruddha ahara as major cause for amavata. This conceptual study will be giving details about viruddha ahara in genesis of amavata.