Tripathi J S, Singh R H
Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Anc Sci Life. 1999 Jul;19(1-2):17-20.
The description of metabolic processes, operating at various levels insider the body, has been essentially covered in Ayurveda under thirteen types of Agnis and their functions at different levels, which are often compared with the enzymes and biochemical which take part in biological and / or biophysical transformations and reactions. When these Agnis, at different levels, get disordered they lead to the production of certain undesired elements or byproducts in the system, which are called as 'Ama' in ayurveda and are considered as very important morbid factor responsible for causation of a variety of diseases and playing key role in genesis of most of the diseases.The present article attempts to correlate the most recent concept of today's medicine i.e., Free Radical concept with that of the concept of Agni and Ama, described in Ayurveda and thereby opens newer vistas of search for remedies from Ayurvedic research, which may be helpful in the prevention and care of Free Radical Mediated Diseases.
对身体内部不同层面运行的代谢过程的描述，在阿育吠陀医学中主要涵盖在13种“火”及其在不同层面的功能之下，这些常与参与生物和/或生物物理转化及反应的酶和生物化学物质相比较。当这些不同层面的“火”出现紊乱时，就会导致体内产生某些不良元素或副产品，在阿育吠陀医学中这些被称为“毒素”，并被视为导致多种疾病的非常重要的致病因素，在大多数疾病的发生过程中起关键作用。本文试图将当今医学的最新概念即自由基概念与阿育吠陀医学中所描述的“火”和“毒素”概念相关联，从而为从阿育吠陀研究中寻找治疗方法开辟新的视野，这可能有助于预防和护理自由基介导的疾病。
