Abstract

A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE BHRAJAK PITTA IN THE MODERN PERSPECTIVE

Alok Kumar Asthana, Monika Asthana and Payal Sharma*

Abstract

Ayurveda is a science of life that revolves around Tri Dosha i.e. Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These three doshas are equally important. They take up different identities at various levels of organization – such as cellular level, single system level, organism level and so on – as equilibrium needs to be maintained at all these levels. In this article we are mainly focussing on Pitta particularly on Bhrajak Pitta. Pitta is said to be responsible for digestion, metabolism, production of heat and other forms of energy. Bhrajak pitta is one of a type of pitta. It is said to be located in the skin and mainly responsible for skin colour and its lusture. So, this article is mainly focussing on Bhrajak Pitta and its importance in day to day life by providing its correlation with modern science.

Keywords: Pitta, Bhrajak Pitta, Bhrajak agni, Melanin, MSH.