Abstract

AYURVEDIC INSIGHTS INTO HEPATIC DISORDERS: A CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY REVIEW

Dr. Shilpa S. Jayi*, Dr. R. Y. Timmapur

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Abstract

The liver, a vital organ responsible for metabolic, detoxifying, and synthetic functions, is central to health in both modern medicine and Ayurveda. The contemporary hepatology, includes a broad spectrum of disorders such as Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Fatty liver disease, and Hepatic carcinoma. Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, correlates liver function primarily with the organ Yakrit and associates its disorders with the imbalance of the Doshas, primarily Pitta, but also Vata and Kapha. Ayurvedic texts describe liver-related disorders under various terms such as Kamala, Halimaka, and Yakrit Roga, each reflecting distinct pathophysiological states influenced by Dosha dominance. The global crude annual incidence rate for liver disease is 14 per 100000 populations, while standardized annual incidence rate is 8.1 per 100000 and recent reports have shown that 10% of world population is affected with liver diseases. This Review study is based upon the Ayurvedic Textbook review on the Yakrit and World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences analysis the factors related to Yakrit Vikar and Liver diseases according to Ayurveda and Modern view. This article underscores the relevance of Ayurvedic principles in the contemporary knowledge of liver disorders and highlights the need for integrative clinical research in hepatology.

Keywords: Yakrit, Hepatitis, Kamala, Halimaka.