Role of Agni in maintenance of Health and disease process: Ayurveda Perspective

Abstract

According to Ayurveda, Agni is critically important to our overall health. Agni is the force of intelligence within each cell, each tissue, and every system within the body. Agni is responsible for the digestion, absorption, and assimilation of ingested food, all of which are necessary for survival. According to Ayurveda, Dehagni is what makes things like life, appearance, vitality, health, sustenance, shine, oja, teja (energy), and prana possible (life energy). When Agni stops working, a person dies; when it's working normally, a person is completely healthy and may expect to live a long, happy, and healthy life. These are just a few of the many things that Acharya Charak has said on the significance of Agni. However, if a person's Agni is vitiated, his whole metabolic process would be thrown off, leading to illness and disease. Agni is called the "mool" (the foundation) of all life. Hence, attempt has been made to highlight the role of Agni in health and disease process in human beings.