Consideration of ama as causative entity of some diseases a review as per Ayurveda

Abstract

Ama is a pathological condition, which occurs due to the improper functioning of agni; ama is considered as main cause for various diseases. Ama helps to understand disease pathology. Basically, ama represents unripe or un-metabolized food material. Ama is produces due to the improper digestion of the food particle and due to accumulation of mala, which considered as pratham doshadusti. Conditions of mental stress like; kama, krodha, shoka, bhaya, chinta are the responsible factor for production of ama in the body. Ama vitiates the doshas and disturbs dhatu-samyata. It combines with dosha and mala which results in formation of toxins. When ama combines with vata, pitta then this is termed as Sama Dosha, similarly when combines with dhatus then condition denoted as sama dushya and when it combines with mala then it is called Sama mala; these all complexes of ama are considered responsible factors for various diseases. This article summarizes role of ama in various diseases.