104 Flashcards
AHARA
the intakes of life
- food
- water
- air
- perceptions
KITTA
mala, waste
SARA
nutrients
NITYAGA
life is constantly changing (as in agni)
GRAHANI
small intestine
beginning of second stage of digestion
“to hold”
BHOUTIC COMPOSITIONS OF TASTES SWEET SOUR SALTY PUNGENT ASTRINGENT BITTER
SWEET: Earth+water SOUR: Earth+fire SALTY: Water+fire PUNGENT: Fire+air ASTRINGENT: Earth+air BITTER: Air+ether
ORGANS RELATED TO TASTES SWEET SOUR SALTY PUNGENT ASTRINGENT BITTER
SWEET: spleen, pancreas SOUR: small intestine SALTY: kidney PUNGENT: lungs ASTRINGENT: heart BITTER: colon
SHADRASATMAKA AHARA(6 TASTES) SWEET SOUR SALTY PUNGENT ASTRINGENT BITTER
MADHURA AMLA LAVANA KATU KASHAYA TIKTA
13 AGNIS
JATARAGNI(1) BHUTAGNI(5) -PRITHVI,AAP, TEJA,VAYU,AKASHA DHATUAGNI(7) -RASA, RAKTA,MAMSA,MEDA,ASTHI,MAJJA,SHUKRA
3 PILLARS OF LIFE
AHARA (food)
NIDRA (sleep)
BRAHMACHARYA (abstinence)
“poornabrahma”
food
PANCHABHOUTIK AHARA (5 ELEMENTS IN FOODS) EARTH WATER FIRE AIR ETHER
potatoes, beets, mangos milk, water, fish pepper, ginger, garlic, lime beans, leafy vegetables greens, bitter melon, fenugreek
WHEN IN BALANCE…..
Vata creates….
PItta creates….
Kapha creates….
energy
radiance
strength
AGNI vs. PITTA
AGNI= fire (acidity of enzymes) *does not change PITTA = fire+water (the enzymes themselves) *changes
TYPES OF AGNI (3 CATEGORIES)
JATARAGNI (digestive) 1 *digestion
BHUTAGNI (elemental) 5 *tags elements
DHATUAGNI (tissue) 7 *creates/feeds dhatus
JATHARGNI (other names)
TEJA MAHABHUTA AGNI PACHAKA PITTA KOSHTHAGNI JATARAGNI
BHUTAGNIS (functions+types)
FUNCTIONS:
-"tag" elements (mahabhutas) going to dhatus
-give qualities to mahabhutas
-accepted location is in liver (or head)
-PRESENT EVERYWHERE IN BODY
TYPES:
earth(prithvi)
aap (water)
Teja (fire)
Vayaviya (air)
Akashiya (space)DHATUAGNIS (types)
Rasa Rakta Mamsa Meda Asthi Maaja Shukla
AGNI STATES
SAMA (balanced, tridoshic)
VISHAMA (Vata, Variable; “vishtbdha”, varible dhatus)
TEKSHMA (Pitta, sharp; “vidagdha”, burns dhatus quantity and quality)
MANDA (Kapha, dull, slow, weak; “ama”, poor quality dhatus, greater quantity)
QUALITIES OF RASANYA
1) nourishes dhatus
2) balances or enhances agni
3) clarifies/clears the channels
TREATMENTS FOR AMA
DEEPANA: enhances gut level digestion (herbs, hot water, less food)
PACHANA: enhances tissue level digestion (BURNS AMA)
ENERGIES OF DIGESTION
AGNIS (all 13)
VATA (pana, samana, vyana, apana vayus)
PITTA SUBDOSHAS (Ranjaka, Pachaka)
KAPHA SUBDOSHAS (bodhaka, kledaka)
GROSS vs. SUBTLE DIGESTION
GROSS(gut level): external material is converted into absorbable nutrients
SUBTLE(tissues+cellular level): nutirents are utilized to form dhatus
stage 1 of GROSS digestion (MADHURA AVASTA PAKA)
SWEET -mouth+stomach -KAPHA(bodhaka: saliva; kledaka: digestive enzymes) 1.5-2 hours earth and water elements digested PRANA VAYU
