1) Agni refers to the digestive fire or enzymes in Ayurveda. There are 13 types of Agni that help digest food and nutrients.
2) Having a balanced Agni leads to good health, while an imbalanced Agni can cause issues like poor digestion.
3) Factors like diet, lifestyle, emotions can affect Agni. Eating according to one's Agni type and practicing relaxation are recommended for optimal digestion.
1) Agni refers to the digestive fire or enzymes in Ayurveda. There are 13 types of Agni that help digest food and nutrients.
2) Having a balanced Agni leads to good health, while an imbalanced Agni can cause issues like poor digestion.
3) Factors like diet, lifestyle, emotions can affect Agni. Eating according to one's Agni type and practicing relaxation are recommended for optimal digestion.
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jatharagni and its importance- By Dr. Nitin Goradia, Ayurvedacarya
1) Agni refers to the digestive fire or enzymes in Ayurveda. There are 13 types of Agni that help digest food and nutrients.
2) Having a balanced Agni leads to good health, while an imbalanced Agni can cause issues like poor digestion.
3) Factors like diet, lifestyle, emotions can affect Agni. Eating according to one's Agni type and practicing relaxation are recommended for optimal digestion.
1) Agni refers to the digestive fire or enzymes in Ayurveda. There are 13 types of Agni that help digest food and nutrients.
2) Having a balanced Agni leads to good health, while an imbalanced Agni can cause issues like poor digestion.
3) Factors like diet, lifestyle, emotions can affect Agni. Eating according to one's Agni type and practicing relaxation are recommended for optimal digestion.
perspective of Digestive system Dr. Nitin D Goradia
M.D(Ayu) AGNI
Digestive fire is called Agni in Ayurveda.
Agni is the transforming force Take care of agni, agni will take care of you and your health. Types of Agnis Agni (13 kinds)
1 Jatharagni 7 Dhatvagni 5 Bhutagnis
-Controls -present in -digests the Dhatvagnis & tissues 5 pancha Bhutagnis -helps to absorb mahabhoota nutrients and factors transform into present in food tissues. Digest Food Absorb Nutrients
AGNI
Destroys Pathogens Transforms Food
into Dhatus Normal-Jatharagni
Body tissues will be
well nourished get attractive complexion & glow Longevity, strength, good health, growth, enthusiasm, vitality and overall healthy development of body and mind. Strong resistance to diseases Abnormal Jatharagni
Poor digestion Poor circulation Bad complexion offensive body odour Intestinal gas, constipation Low energy , poor resistance to diseases Body nature-Agni
tridoshas Normal and regular appetite Digests the food completely, nourishes the body tissues very well. Regular bowel movements, little or no gas and bloating Teekshnagni (high Agni)
Seen in pitta type constitutions
Increased hunger, thirst, acidity, heart burn and loose motions. Resistance generally good, diseases occur suddenly with severity Mandagni (low Agni) Seen in kapha constitutions Poor appetite, low metabolism, tendency to gain weight without high consumption, prone to indigestion Diseases are often not severe Vishamaagni (varying Agni)
Seen in vata predominant bodies
Some times strong appetite and some times loss of appetite Prone to constipation, flatulence, pain in abdomen and to more debilitating diseases Food As Per Agni Eat according to Agni Samagni eat all rasas /tastes Mandagnireduce sweet , bitter tastes and heavy foods, eat sour and pungent foods and easy to digest ones Tikshnagni- reduce sour and pungent tastes, eat sweet and bitter tastes, eat heavy foods Vishamagni-eat according To the condition Koshtam
It is the nature of alimentary tract &
bowel movements.
Krura Mridu Madhya
(Hard) (Soft) (Moderate) Krura Koshtam
Predominance of vata --produces
hard faeces, difficulty of elimination or even non-elimination. Predominance of pitta- causes watery or semisolid faeces, moving out more than once or twice, in a day. Mrudu Koshtam Predominance of kapha- causes soft, solid faeces moving out smoothly.
Eat more bitters.
Madhya Koshtam If all the doshas are normal madhya koshta normal faeces once a day. It is the ideal condition. Stages of digestion
Stage 1(Kapha dominant)
-in mouth & stomach
Stage 2( Pitta dominant)
-in the small intestines
Stage 3( Vata dominant)
-in Large intestines Sequence of digestion
Sweet taste- --digested first-eat
sweets first Salty taste-second-- Sour taste & pungent third-eat sour and pungent in the middle Bitter and astringent at the end-eat at the end Rasas'-Quantity & Need Sweet -relatively more-for tissue growth and devt. Salty-small amounts-for maintaining mineral balance and holding water Sour-moderate maintaining acidity and countering thirsty Pungent-moderate-for metabolism, improving appetite and digestion Bittersmall quantities- for detoxification Astringent moderate-for firmness of tissues Sweet taste reduces appetite and digestion. Sour and pungent increase the appetite and digestion Aama Ama
It is a sticky,toxic and disease causing
substance derived after completion of digestion process which gets accumulated in the body. Ama problems of digestive system, Ama enters blood stream - settles in various parts of the body diseases Causes of indigestion Spicy foods, chilly, oily foods, medicines, milk and milk products, tobacco and alcohol. Irregular food habits and sleeping patterns. Medications like pain killers, antibiotics, oral contraceptives and steroids. Intestinal parasites. Diseases of pancreas, liver, gall bladder, intestinal infections etc. During pregnancy, premenstrual period, menopausal period in women. Emotional upset like anxiety, stress, examination, family tensions, etc. Langhanam -Fasting
Light food or only liquid diet once a
weekincreases digestion, clears ama from the body --detoxification. Exercise-yoga
Regular exercise improves appetite and
digestion yoga- all types of asanas involving the abdominal muscles tadasana, bhujangasana, suptapavana muktasana, vajraasna, utkatasana, ardhamatsyendrasana, surya bhedana pranayama help in maintaining normal agni . Role of mind
Emotional upset like anxiety, stress,
examination, family tensions --- disturb agni - lead to indigestion. Practice relaxation techniques yoga, pranayama, soothing music, meditation, prayers. Care of the digestive system Eat only when you are hungry Eat according to your agni. Eat hot and fresh food Eat leisurely chewing and enjoying the food Eat only after the previous meal is digested Fill 1/3rd of the stomach with solids, 1/3rd with liquids, leave 1/3rd. Eat at least 3 hours before sleep at night. Do not eat when angry, sad, tense. Avoid constipation Appetisers-digestives
