CONCEPT OF AMA AND ITS ROLE IN VYADHI UTPATTI: AN AYURVEDIC INTERPRETATION

Abstract

Doṣa, Duṣya, Mala, and Agni are among the distinctive core ideas of Ayurveda that serve as the foundation for comprehending health and illness. Among these, Ama is an important aspect that has a significant impact on how different illnesses emerge. Food that is unripe or incorrectly digested as a result of Agnimandya is referred to as Ama. Agnimandya and Ama have a mutually reinforcing relationship in which Ama is formed by Agnimandya and Agni is further weakened by Ama. Increasing pollution, poor eating habits, incapacity to adhere to health-maintenance regimens, and lack of physical activity have all contributed to a decline in immunity in the modern period, which has resulted in a variety of diseases. A number of conditions, including Amavata, Sandhigata Vata, Kaṭigata Vata and Tamakaṅvasa are linked to the generation of Ama. Ayurveda's understanding of the patho-physiology of diseases is based on the notion of Ama, therefore Ama play vital role in disease diagnosis and pathogenesis.