EFFICACY OF NARIKEL LAVAN IN AMALAPITTA

Amlapittia is a disease prevalent all ever the world. With the time span becoming very fast and the growing tate of urbanisation the degree for psychosomatic ailments is rapidly increasing throughout the World. Amalapitta is not only a disorder caused by the habitual irregular diet schedule and activities, but also as a result of psychological and physiological abberations. The increasing rate of Amlapitta presents a constant challenge to the research scholars of Ayurveda. The ancient Acharyas of Ayurveda have not described the Amlapitta as a separate disease, but the condition described as Widagdhajirna may be compared to Amlapitta. Acharya Sushrut has described the Amla Rasa of Pitta appearing to be in vidagdha state. Acharya Daihanna in his commentary Nibandha Sangraha while describing the Amla rasa of Pitta has mentioned that the Amla rasa in Pitta appears in “Vidagdha‘ condition, which is a clinical condition of Vidagdhajirna and a few of Acharyas have alse described it as “Amlapitta.