aharaparinamakara bhavas(factors responsible for digestion)

PRESENTATION BYDR.KAMALAKAR PURIPANDAPRELIMINARY PG SCHOLAR

AHARA PARINAMAKARA BHAVAS

Factors responsible for digestion:1. Ushma pachati2. Vayurapakarshathi3. Kledah saithilya maapadayathi4. Kalah paryapti mabhi nirvarthayati5. Sneho mardhavamjanayathi6. Samyogastwesham dhatusamya karah

sampadyate

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Ushma – digests Vayu – movement of food Kleda – converts food into small particles Kala – allows the food to properly digested and

absorbed Sneha – makes the food soft and slimy Samayoga – brings about daathu samya

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USHMA (पचति�)

Is parallel to fire Usma digests indigested food to absorbable

products This is action of agni or pachakagni as far as

digestive system is concerned It conversion of complex food into absorbable

products, factor ushma is directly concerned with food digestion.

VAYU (अपकर्ष�ति�)

Vayu(prana) drags food to proper place where agni actually exists

Not only this but samana vayu also adds to stimulate agni

KLEDA (शैथि�ल्य)

Helps in desintegrating coarse food material into finer particles

Kledhaka kapha soaks all food material whether taken with fluid or dry and makes a fine paste of chewed food in stomach

KALA (पय��प्�)

Time required for digestion and absorption Meaning of word paryapta is till digestion. It is true that ushma is necessary factor and

inevitable one for the digestion Yet only appropriate quantity of usma is not

enough for digestion of food.Allotment of necessary time is required equally

SNEHA (मा�र्द�वमा�)

Makes the food soft and slimy

SAMAYOGA (धा��� सा�म्य)

Brings about dathu samya Samayoga esam is healthy combination of food

itemsBefore cook food should follow asta ahara vishesa vidhi aayathanasWhile taking food should follow ahara vidhi vidhanas.

RICE – FOOD PLACING RICE IN THE VESSEL – SWALLOWING VESSEL – STOMACH WATER IN THE VESSEL – KLEDHAKA KAPHA STOVE – PACHAKA PITTA BLOWER - UDANA+SAMANA VATAS

Doshas involving in digestion: Vaata – Prana,Udana,Samana Pitta – Pachaka Kapha - Kledhaka

Food..mouth...mastication..bolus..swallowing(vayu and sneha)…stomach(kleda)…enzymes(usma&samana and udana vata)..chyme…intestines…digestion…absorption…food(ahara rasa)…blood(dathu samya)..remain food…feces(mala)..defecation

CONCLUSION

References: Charaka shareera 6/14-15 Charaka chikitsa 15/6-11 Text book sareera kriya –Dr.rama sunder rao Sarira kriya vignanam – Dr.nandini dilip Ross and wilson anatomy and physiology

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