A CONCEPT OF AJEERNA IN RELATION TO PRESENT ERA

Dr. Abhishek Singh*, Dr. Ved Bhushan Maithani, Dr. Neha Bhatt

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda, the age old science of life, has always emphasized to maintain the health and prevent the diseases by following proper Aahara (diet) and Vihara (lifestyle). In present era, Ajeerna has become a burning problem due to faulty diet & lifestyle. Today when population is moving towards modernization in the 21st century, a lot of new diseases are emerging out due to faulty life style, improper diet and unhealthy food, lack of exercise, mental stress and disturbed sleep. All these factors have an impact on the biological clock of human being and produce many life style disorders. In Ayurveda, a digestive dysfunction known as „Ajeerna‟ is one of the common disease which is originated from digestive insufficiency (disorder Agni) due to the various factors of modern life style. Hence it is need of time to cure the disease by modification of diet & life style. ‘Ajeerna’ is a state or outcome of a disturbed process of digestion and metabolism at the cellular level of our living body. Incomplete digestion and metabolism leads to the formation of under processed or unripe state of end product which turns into toxic substances for our body systems and lead to the development of many diseases.

Keywords: Ajeerna, Ama, Ajirna, Lifestyle Diet.