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Agni Flashcards

1
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Energy of digestion, transformation, and metabolism

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Agni

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2
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Agni is what element in the body

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Tejas Mahābhūta
Fire Element

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3
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Balanced Vāta creates

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Energy

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4
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Balanced Pitta creates

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Radiance

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5
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Balanced Kapha creates

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Strength

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6
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Nourishes dhātus. Creates Ojas, Tejas, and Prāna
Gives Clarity to the mind, thoughts, and ideas
Maintains Life Force

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Agni

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7
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Agni and ______ seperate nutrients and waste

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Samāna Vāyu

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8
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In digestion represents the enzymes
Hot, Moist, Light, Subtle, and Sharp

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Pitta

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9
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In digestion represent the acidity of the enzymes
Hot, dry, Light, Subtle, and Sharp

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Agni

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10
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How many different types of Agni are there described in the Caraka Samhīta

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13

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11
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Main Agni
Resides in the small intestine in the lower part of the stomach
Pācaka Pitta

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Jātharāgni
Kosthāgni

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12
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Earth Element Agni

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Pārthivāgni

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13
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Water Element Agni

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Jalāgni

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14
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Agni’s present everywhere in the body

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Bhūtāgnis

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15
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Fire element Agni

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Tejāgni

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16
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Air element Agni

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Vāyvagni

17
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Space element Agni

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Ākāśāgni

18
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Further digest the pañca mahabhūtas to create more _______

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Dhātu Agni
Dhātus

19
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Part of the subtle digestion or tissue nutrition

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Dhātus Agni

20
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Responsible for digesting all foods complex or easy

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Jātharāgni
Kosthāgni
Pacaka Pitta

21
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Selective in their digestion. Only digest their own ______ which have been broken down by the Bhūtāgnis

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Dhātus Agni

22
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Weak dhātus Agni causes

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Quality of dhātus decreases
Quantity of dhātus increased

23
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Strong dhātus Agni causes

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Quality of dhātus decreases
Quantity of dhātus is decreased(burns dhātus)

24
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State of Agni when food is digested well and eaten in the right quantity and at regular intervals
Helps to build balanced dhātus
Tridosic

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Sama Agni

25
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State of agni where food is sometimes digested well and other times it can be weak or strong
Causes variability in dhātus state
Related to the Vāta dosage

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Variable Agni

26
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State of Agni where food is digested quickly even when in large quantities or frequent intervals
Irritates the digestive tract and burns dhātus in less quantity
Related to Pitta Dosa

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Tiksna Agni

27
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State of Agni when food takes time to digest or food is not digested well even when taken in moderation
Dhātus formed are poor in quality and greater in quantity

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Manda Agni

28
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Best state of Agni

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Sama Agni

29
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That which is not transformed completely because of weak Agni

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Āma

30
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Āma is cause by

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Manda Āgni

31
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Causes for Āma

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Eating excessively
Eating before previous meal has been digested
Ice Cold Water
Heavy, Cold, and dry foods
Irregular eating
Excessive fasting

32
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Intake of food when the individual is affected by anger, greed, envy, grief, anxiety, or fear will cause

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Āma

33
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Heaviness, Lethargy, dull mind, Gas Constipation
White Coated Tongue, Excessive Saliva

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Signs of Āma

34
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Constipation, bloating, gurgling in the abdomen
Pain in the lower abdomen, back, sides
Pricking pain in the body, stiffness

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Signs of Sāmavāta

35
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Sour belching, vomiting green, strong acidic smelling Pitta, foul smell
Burning pain in chest and throat

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Sāmapitta Signs

36
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Cloudy white phlegm
Sticky, thready mucus, foul smell
Bad breath
Increased turbidity in urine
Lack of appetite

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Sāmakapha signs

37
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Fasting and eating fruit
Drink warm water/ eat soups
Pancakarma in extreme cases

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Ways to treat Āma

38
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Digestive herbs ginger, black pepper, pipalli, cumin seeds, garlic can be used to treat

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Āma

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