Ahara parinamkara bhava- The Digestive process in Ayurveda
In Ayurveda the concept of food Digestion under the heading of "Ahara parinamaka bhava". This is made of three Sanskrit term i.e. Ahara or food, Parinamakara or the digestion and Bhava or the factors. Collectively it is called as the factors which are responsible for the digestion of food. There are six factors listed in many popular compendium of Ayurveda like Charaka (who prepared the compendium of Charaka with name Charaka Samhita) and Vagabhata (who prepared the comendium named as Astanga Hrudayam). These six factors are- Ushma, Vayu, Kleda, Sneha, Kala and Samayoga. Ushma or Heat energy This Ushma is a form of thermal energy which is the first and foremost requirement factor in the digestion process. This is indicating about the Pachaka pitta (subtype of the Pitta humor indicated for the digestion) and Jatragni (the digestive fire present in the abdomen region; responsible for the digestion). In gener...