Abstract

INTRODUCTION OF KAMALA- A REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Tanushree Vilas Rajurkar* and Dr. Vikas Bedke

Abstract

Ayurveda is ancient medical science. In digestive system Liver plays very important role and kamala vyadhi is one of the main diseases happened in most of the patient whose liver is affacted. Kamala is pittaja nanatmaja as well as raktapradoshaja vyadhi. Charakacharya has well-thought-out kamala as cutting-edge stage of panduroga. Sushrutacharya has careful kamala as a separate illness and may be due to further complication of panduroga, whereas Vagbhatacharya described kamala as a separate disease. Kamala can relate to jaundice in modern medical science. In our ancient samhita, kamala vyadhi is momentarily described. Kamala is pittaj nantmaj as well as raktapradoshaja vyadhi. Charakacharya has considered kamala as advanced stage of panduroga. Shushrutacharya has considered kamala as a separate disease and may be due to further complication of panduroga, whereas Vagbhatacharya described kamala as a separate disease. Kamala can be connected with jaundice in modern medical science. In kamala vyadhi Acharyas has clarified Virechana karma. Modern science has confines in treating kamala vyadhi (jaundice) but ayurvedic literature obviously explained pathology and conduct of kamala vyadhi which shows the specificity of Ayurveda.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Science, vagbhatta, special.