World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

ROLE OF VISHA AND AGADA PRAYOGA IN AUTO IMMUNE DISORDERS W.S.R GRAHANI AND AMAVATA

Dr. Nitin V.* and Dr. Ananta S. Desai

ABSTRACT

Immunity known as body’s defence mechanism is mainly of 2 types innate immunity and adaptive immunity. Although functioning as a system the organs of immune system is distributed at different places in the body. Lymphocytes are the masters of human immune system namely, T and B lymphocytes. Autoimmunity is the presence of antibodies which are made by B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes directed against normal components of a person (autoantigens). These components are called autoantigens or self-antigens and typically consist of proteins (or proteins complexed to nucleic acids). The antibodies and T lymphocytes that recognize autoantigens are called "autoantibodies" and "autoreactive T cells".[1] Understanding and treating autoimmunity and related disorders in Ayurveda has become a great challenge to the ayurvedic field of medicine. The thought of correlating autoimmunity to vyadhikshamatva, mandagni, aama and visha is a new approach to recognise the probable samprapti which would be the causative factor for autoimmunity. Understanding samprapti of the roga is the major aspect of treating the disease based on samprapti vighatana chikitsa. Here an attempt is made to understand the role of visha in causing autoimmune disorders and thereby treating them in a new mode of approach.

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