Ayurveda is believed
to have originated in the Indian subcontinent nearly 5000 years ago. It is a
system of traditional medicine that is fast becoming popular all over the
world. Ayurveda lays emphasis on healthy living. In order to keep illness at
bay, ayurveda stresses on hygiene, yoga, exercise and herbal preparations. And
in order to cure ailments, it emphasises the importance of diet, physiotherapy
and ayurvedic medicines.
In ayurveda, the
liver is referred to as ‘yakrut’ or ‘yakrita'. The derivation of the word comes
from ‘yaha’ meaning one and ‘krut’ that literally means does. Thus the liver is
considered to be an extremely important organ of the body that performs various
vital functions. The basic functions of the liver include eliminating wastes
from the body, producing urea, cholesterol and bile, filtering harmful
substances from the blood, making proteins, maintaining an appropriate level of
glucose in the body and so on.
The basic
fundamentals of ayurveda are based on the principle that the human body is
composed of four basics – dosha, dhatu, mala and agni. According to ayurveda,
liver cirrhosis is known as ‘yakrut vishamyata’. In this disease, the liver
cells decay as the kapha, meaning phlegm of the body, mixes with impure blood.
This disease is categorised into three parts according to the increase in a
particular dosha in the body. The three parts are:
·
Vataj, which is caused by excess vatta in the
body.
·
Pittaj, which is caused by excess pitta in
the body.
·
Kaphaj, which is caused by excess kapha in
the body.
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