Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 455-459
Fundamental Concept of Health in Ayurveda
Dr Mukti Manki Mita Singh1, Dr. Shailza Bhatnagar2, Dr. Vikas Bhatnagar3, Dr. Sucheta Verma4
1MD 3rd Year, Deptt. of Maulika Siddhanta & Samhita, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur.
2Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Maulika Siddhanta & Samhita, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur.
3Assosciate Professor, Deptt. of Rachna Sharir, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur.
4Assistant Professor, Mahatma Jyotiba fule Ayurvediya college, Chomu Harota,
Corresponding Author: Dr Mukti Manki Mita Singh
ABSTRACT
Health is one of the main desires of man since ages. The desire of long life and health is witnessed in vedas and other classical texts of India. The concept of health is widely described in Āyurveda. The parameters are mentioned in terms of doṣa, dhātu, mala and agni etc. These parameters include the physical fitness, function of the various systems of the body, interaction with the environment, tolerance to the climate, and the mental state of the man. A review of these parameters is discussed in this paper. Equilibrium of these doṣa, dhātu, mala & agni is responsible for health and the inequalities of these brings about the disease. By understanding these factors we can assess health status of an individual.
Key words: Health, doṣa, dhātu, agni, āyurveda.