CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF AMLA RASA AND ITS EFFECTS ON HUMAN BODY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v6i3.388Keywords:
Amlarasa, Mukhabodhana, Asyakanthavidaha, Trishna, Akshinmilana.Abstract
Ayurveda mainly concentrates on prevention and treatment of diseases, where in it gives more
importance to food and nutrition. In Ayurveda Rasa concept is explained which is having 6 Rasa’s, Amlarasa is
one among the Shad Rasa and each Rasa is having its own individual nutritive value. So the present study
emphasizes on the physical properties of Amlarasa and its effects on the body when it is consumed in normal
quantity and in excess quantity. In Ayurveda Rasa has been told in different contexts, here Rasa is taken as
sense of taste which is perceived through Rasanendriya, Amala Rasa is predominant of Prithvi and Agni Bhutas.
It is Vyavayi, Laghu and Snigdha. Mukhabodhana, Asyakanthavidaha, etc are the characters of Amla Rasa.
Dantaharsha, Trishna, Akshinmilana, etc are the Atiyoga lakshanas of Amlarasa. Concept of Rasa is bases for
the nutritional value of the food. Amla Rasa is a nutritive Rasa, it performs functions like Deepana, Pachana,
Rochana, Hrudya etc. When consumed in excess, it may causes features like Bhrama, Pandu, etc. which are
mostly related to Pitta and Raktha Vrudhi because of Agneya nature of Amla Rasa.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 AKSHAYKUMAR K
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant the Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine (JAHM) the right of first publication. All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license, which permits non-commercial sharing, use, distribution, and adaptation with proper attribution and the same license terms.
JAHM ensures free, irrevocable, worldwide access to its content. Users may copy, distribute, display, and share published works for non-commercial purposes with appropriate credit to the author(s) and the journal. Limited printed copies for personal, non-commercial use are allowed under the same license.
If a submission is not accepted for publication, the author(s) will be notified.
By submitting, authors confirm that the work is original, that all listed authors have contributed and approved it, and that it does not infringe any third-party rights or duplicate work submitted elsewhere.
