PATHOGENESISOF THYROID DISORDERS (HYPER AND HYPOTYRODISM) WITH RESPECT TO OJA (KSHAYA AND VRIDHI) IN AYURVEDA
Dr. Anamika* and Dr. Vijaya Aggarwal
ABSTRACT
Thyroid gland disorders are growing worldwide health issue. Thyroid hormone regulates metabolic rate of the
body. Failure of thyroid hormone to maintain metabolic rate mainly produces hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
Thyroid disorders are characterized by physical and mental abnormality. There is no exact correlation of thyroid
gland in Ayurveda. But the Ayurvedic system of medicine is very futuristic and it doesn’t emphasize on naming
the disease. It rather insists on understanding the constitutional status of a disease and adopting an appropriate
treatment principle. The main action of thyroid hormone is to act as a spark to start-up body metabolism at cellular
level. In Ayurveda, it can be correlated with the actions ofagni. Theagni located in the jathara (digestive fire) is
responsible for digestion and absorption of the food. The bhutagni is responsible for transformation of
heterogeneous substance to homogenous substances. Thedhatwagni (the agni located in the body tissues) along
with bhutagni are responsible for the metabolism.
Keywords: Jathara- stomach. Agni-the digestive fire.
[Full Text Article]
[Download Certificate]