An overview of Vyadhikshmatva (Immunity) in the promotion of health

Ishwari Sachan; Chetna Rathor; Hemant Kumar

doi:10.21760/jaims.9.10.13

Ishwari Sachan Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Ayurveda Samhita Siddhant, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Government (Autonomous) Ayurveda College & Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Chetna Rathor Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Swasthavrutta, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Government (Autonomous) Ayurveda College & Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Hemant Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Prasuti Tantra evum Stree Roga, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.9.10.13

Keywords: Health promotion, Vyadhikshmatva, Ojas, Bala

Abstract

Health is a basic element of achieving all the desires of life. A long healthy life has been the wish of every being since antiquity. Ayurveda is the science of life with the main aim of attaining health Ayurveda emphasizes a holistic approach, by implementing various practices such as Dincharya, Ritucharya, Sadvrutta and Achar Rasayan, daily intake of wholesome food, Rasayana therapies, etc. these fundamentals serve to regulate the immune system and promote overall health. Vyadhikshmatva (immunity) is described in Ayurveda as depending on Bala, Oja and Prakritik Shleshma, increasing Bala and Oja and adopting a way of living life we can help in enhancing immunity, so this attempt is aimed to review the concept of Vyadhikshmatva and its factors that help in health promotion.

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