ACID PRODUCING DISORDERS – A CHALLENGE TO AYURVEDIC MEDICINE

Abstract

Ayurveda, ancient medical science of India is a recognized subject of study on health care delivery system, while ayurveda advocates the inter relationship between the body, mind and spirit in totality. Three basic body constituents vata, pitta and kapha and their subsets maintain the normal physiological functions. The levels of those tridosha do not remain fixed all along in health, they fluctuates even on diet, season, emotional pattern and stress. Health is a process of maintaining dynamic balance with in the normal zone, imbalance causes diseases. In human body, stomach is a unique wonder organ, peculiar in behavior and sharing multifaceted functions. Nature being the greatest economist had provided with a high acid secretary process for some specific reasons. In stomach functional units of tri doshas subset are –samana vayu (neural control), pachaka pitta (acid pepsin function) & kledaka kapha(mucin contents) & their interplay is the result of normal gastric secretary status. Diet made up of six taste element has a major influence on the level of tridosha.