Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF AGNI IN GERIATRICS

Dr. Manish Kumar Sharma*, Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Dr. K. L. Sharma, Dr. Rekhraj Meena

Abstract

At the biological level, ageing results from the impact of the accumulation of a wide variety of molecular and cellular damage over time. Ageing is a process of physical, and psychological change in multi dimensional aspects. Ayurveda, the Indian traditional holistic health science has got the potential for prevention of diseases by promotion of health and management of diseases by inhance the agni occurring in old age.[1] Because acharya vagbhatt said that all the disease generated from slow agni. Agni is the process of paka (digestion, transformation). Ingested food is to be digested and absorbed, which is essential for the maintenance of long and healthy life, and is performed by the agni. Agni plays dominant role in prevention of disease. Agni is derivative of tejas mahabhuta. Agni is having 13 types, jatharagni (1type), bhutagni(5types), dhatvagni(7types). Ayurveda, the Indian traditional medical science prevention of diseases by increasing of health and management of diseases occurring in old age. gni does metabolic process and release energy in the form of ATP and maintenance the whole metabolic and digestive process of the human body and in molecular level as well. In human physiology agni is important factor for metabolism and transformation for ahara. Todays fast world maintaining the agni is the best way of prevention of lifestyle disorders. According to ayurveda agni sam avastha is responsible for health. So it is called agni is the base (mool) of life.

Keywords: Agni, lifestyle, digestion, aahar.