Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Vidagdhajirna is a kind of ajirna – indigestion.
The phrase Vidagdhajirna is made up of two phrases –
– Vidagdha – this phrase has many meanings – wiped out, decomposed, spoiled, that which has turned bitter, undigested
– Ajirna – indigestion of meals
So, Vidagdhajirna = Vidagdha + Ajirna = is indigestion brought on when the meals will get wiped out, will get undigested and decomposed with change in its regular style and turning bitter ‘when the agni – digestive fireplace is influenced by morbid pitta’.
The pitta relation and mechanism / pathogenesis of vidagdhajirna
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When the agni is influenced by excessive pitta, it causes vidagdha ajirna. Right here, the hearth could be very intense and ‘all burning’ in nature and would burn the meals as a substitute of digesting it. The form of agni might be tikshnagni i.e. extreme and intense fireplace.
How can elevated pitta trigger agnimandya and ajirna?
We all know that agni – the hearth and surya – the solar power represented by warmth is represented within the physique within the type of pitta. So, pitta is definitely ‘physique’s fireplace element’. Pitta and its subtypes should not solely accountable for metabolism but additionally for all transformations and conversions and plenty of different capabilities which is perhaps brought on and controlled by the warmth.
When pitta represents agni within the physique and within the intestine, how can elevated pitta trigger sluggishness of the digestive fireplace and indigestion?
Grasp Charaka tells – ‘Similar to the new water can also postpone the hearth, pitta, since it’s within the liquid kind and is equal to scorching water, can postpone the intestine fireplace and trigger indigestion’.
Mechanism
Extreme consumption of pitta aggravating meals and actions
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Aggravation / Vitiation of pitta
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Pitta influences the agni
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Enhance of qualities of pitta, primarily the liquidity (dravatva)
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Ati Dravatva – elevated liquidity of pitta diminishes the ushna – scorching and teekshna (robust and penetrating) high quality of agni (digestive fireplace)
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Agnimandya – sluggishness of digestive fireplace happens
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This may result in indigestion of meals
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The meals acquired vidagdhata – will get burnt and bitter
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That is referred to as vidagdhajirna
What causes mandagni and ajirna: Decreased pitta or elevated pitta?
Each. Now we have mentioned how elevated pitta causes low digestive power and consequent indigestion within the above paragraph. Coming to decreased pitta within the intestine, there might be agni and fewer warmth (mandoshmata) – insufficient and weak sufficient to not digest meals correctly. This will even trigger indigestion.
Impact of different doshas on pitta induced ajirna i.e. vidagdhajirna
Together with Pachaka Pitta, Samana Vata which fuels agni (pachaka pitta) and Kledaka Kapha (which moistens the meals and makes it right into a bolus) participate within the digestion exercise within the abdomen and higher a part of the small gut. When all these work in an built-in means, cooperating and complementing one another, the meals is correctly digested. When there may be relative imbalance amongst these doshas the surroundings within the intestine will get tousled.
When there may be extreme kapha within the intestine, it could dilute pitta / agni and therefore would trigger ajirna. When vata within the intestine is weak, it doesn’t flame the hearth. Even on this situation, the agni would change into weak and trigger ajirna.
However within the context of vidagdhajirna we take into account the rise of pitta as brought on by teekshnagni i.e. intense digestive fireplace which additional results in burning up of pitta. When the meals is influenced by such a vidagdha pitta, it would result in vidagdhajirna i.e. the meals additionally will purchase vidagdhata i.e. sourness.
Tikshnagni and Vidagdhajirna
When the digestive fireplace could be very intense, as a substitute of digesting the meals correctly, it would trigger burning and charring of meals. That is additionally a kind of indigestion whereby the meals will get digested in a untimely means, faster than what’s desired. This burnt meals doesn’t present vitamin and is in a vidagdha state. This could result in vidagdhajirna.
Causes of Vidagdhajirna
– Pitta vriddhikara nidana – etiological components which might result in pitta enhance
– Kapha vriddhikara nidana – etiological components which might trigger kapha enhance
– Ajirna nidana – etiological components talked about to trigger indigestion
– Agnimandya nidana – etiological components that are talked about to trigger sluggishness of digestive fireplace
– Manasika nidana – situations like krodha – anger, which may enhance pitta
Preventive measures
Avoiding the above mentioned etiological components / causes of vidagdhajirna are themselves the perfect preventive measures.
Signs of Vidagdhajirna
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Beneath talked about are the signs of Vidagdhajirna –
– Bhrama – giddiness / dizziness
– Trishna – excessive thirst
– Murcha – fainting
– Vividha Pitta Ruja – varied sorts of pains and troubles of pitta origin
– Sa dhuma amla udgara – belching which seems like smoke (as if smoke is popping out of the mouth) and is bitter in style
– Sveda – extreme sweating
– Daha – extreme burning sensation within the abdomen and physique components
Remedy rules of Vidagdhajirna
Nidana Parivarjana
Retaining away the causative components of ajirna and people which trigger aggravation of pitta is the important thing for achievement in treating these situations comprehensively.
Vamana or some other appropriate measures as and when wanted
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Vamana – therapeutic emesis is alleged to be the perfect therapy for Vidagdha Ajirna. It’s because there may be loads of burnt (meals digested in a rush), improperly digested and semi digested meals within the abdomen, which can also be acidic in nature owing to the ushna, teekshna properties of pitta. This could irritate the abdomen, trigger belching, heartburn, harm to the abdomen and intestines and might get poisonous if it’s not eliminated rapidly from the abdomen. It’s going to additionally trigger the signs of vidagdha ajirna. Such meals turns into troublesome when it neither will get eradicated nor absorbed. It must be expelled as quickly as attainable. Emesis would be the best and best remedy on this situation, to take away vidagdha meals and extra pitta from the system. It additionally does abdomen cleaning whereas lowering the signs.
Yatha Avastham Hitam Bhavet – Other than this, Grasp Vagbhata says ‘implement something which is useful as per the stage of the illness and situation of the affected person’. This contains therapies like Virechana, to flush off the extreme pitta and to take management over its hyper-production and hyperactivity which may trigger extreme inflammatory adjustments and burnouts in future. After administering vamana, you will need to management pitta hyperactivity and finetune the abdomen and intestines. Vamana and Virechana would reestablish the well being and regular functioning of the abdomen and intestines. Different essential issues to think about on this are – dosha and illness modifying meals, habits and way of life adjustments.
Different concerns
– Ajirna Chikitsa – Common line of therapy of ajirna must be thought-about. This contains meals, medicines, therapies and way of life adjustments in accordance to the illness and doshas concerned.
– Agnimandya Chikitsa – Line of therapy of agnimandya too shall be thought-about and carried out.
– Teekshna Agni – The digestive fireplace influenced by aggravated Vata might be too intense. This agni must be addressed.
– Pitta Vriddhi Chikitsa – It is very important fight the pitta aggravation and undertake Pitta balancing measures.