Abstract

CONSEPTUAL STUDY OF VIRUDDHA AHARA WITH RESPECT TO HETU OF TAMAK SHWAS

Meenakshi Thakur* and Chetankumar Dagdu Chinke

ABSTRACT

According to Ayurveda, Aahar (food) is life of human being. Aahar (food), Nidra (sleep), Brahmcharya (celibacy) are the three pillars of human body. Diet plays an important role in our life. Ayurveda emphasise on consuming appropriate food, rightly processed, on right time, in right combination, in right quantity, in right season. Viruddha Ahara is a peerless concept described in Ayurveda. The diet which disturbs the balance among the body elements is called Viruddha Ahara.[1] Food taken in improper (Unbalanced) methods can cause various types of diseases. Therefore Ayurveda have given keen attention on concept of wholesome ahara and unwholesome ahara. Correspondingly intake of incompatibility food is much increases in present era. Respiration is the evident feature of life which is carried out by Prana vayu. This sole sign of life is affected in this disease Tamaka Shwasa, causing an impediment to the Respiratory function. Shwasa word indicates both physiological and pathological state of respiration. Ayurvedic texts have mentioned Tamaka Shwasa under the various types of Shwasa roga. Disease Tamaka Shwasa can be correlated with the disease Bronchial Asthma on the basis of its features & etiopathogenesis. This paper details about variety of incompatible food consumed in today’s day to day life style and its role as Hetu in causing or agrivating Tamak Shwas (Bronchial Asthama).

Keywords: Ayurveda, Tamak Shwas, Unwholesome diet, Bronchial Asthama, Viruddha ahara.