Immunity is a defence mechanism

1. IMMUNITY
PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF IMMUNITY AND IT'S
AYURVEDIC RELEVANCE

2. Introduction
We can enjoy good health when we are able to tolerate the pathogens
and the diseases. Now a days the number of diseases are increased and
it's curation took long time or it may be lead to death. So we should
maintain our immunity. Ayurveda has also explained 'concept of
immunity' thousands of years back, now it is important in current
situation of life.
Ayurveda explains :
स्वस्थस्य स्वास्थ्य रक्षणम् - maintaing good health in a healthy person
आतुरस्य विकार प्रशमनम् च - to cure the person who is diseased or sick.

5. The Ayurvedic view of immunity is based on the concept of inherited reserve
and acquired reserve. In the Ayurvedic Classics, it is literally known as
'vyadhikshmatva' or 'self-avoidance of disease'. Vyadhi-kshmatva is two words–
Vyadhi + Kshamatva where Vyadhi means 'Disease' or 'Illness' and Kshamatva
means 'to resist'.
Chakradatta defined immunity in two terms व्यावि बल विरोवित्वम्- capacity of
the body to fight against the manifested disease
व्यावि उत्पािक प्रविबंिकत्वम् -Capacity of the body to resist pathogenic process
of forming disease. CAKRAPANI on CHARAKA SUTRA STHANA 28/7

6. Immunity of the person is known by his strength only बला denotes the
strength of the mind, the body and it's components
तत्र बलेन स्स्थरोपवचतमांसता सिवचेष्टास्वप्रवतघातः स्वरिणवप्रसािो बाह्यानामाभ्यन्तराणां
च करणानामात्मकार्वप्रवतपवि र्विवत || (Susrutha samhitha sutra sthana 15/24)
According to CHARAKA 3 types of Bala
Sahajam- may be considered as innate immunity in Ayurveda present since
birth, Kalajam - dependent on seasonal variations and the individual’s age.
Yukthikritham - considered as acquired immunity

7. Ojas or Oja literally means vitality, vigor, luster, power, bodily strength, energy.
In Ayurveda Bala, prakriti and sleshma are synonyms for ojas. Charaka -
sleshma in it's prakrita avstha - strength, immunity Sushrutha-ojas is the fine
essence of sabda dhatus, it makes immunity in body Charaka - ojas is one of the
pranayatanas which means if ojas is destroyed the human life also perish

8. 1) Balavat purushe
2) Balavat-deshe
3) Balavat-kale
4) Sukhashcha-Kalayoga
5) Beeja–Kshetra-guna-sampat
6) Ahara-sampat
7) Sharira-sampat
8) Satmya-sampat
9) Sattva-sampat
10) Svabhava samsiddhi
11) Youvana
12) Karma
13) Samharsha
1) Vego hi doshanam,
2) Bhutopaghatas,
3) Apdathushaya,
4) Vyadikarshath,
5) Athi vyayamath,
6) Athi madya panath,
7) Ratrijiaagaranath ,
8) Manovyatha.

9. 1) Maintaining tripods of life - ahara, nidra,bramacharya
2) follow the code of conduct - sadvritha, rtucharya, dinacharya
3) use of rasayana, vajeekarana
4) Maintaining proper digestive power
5) Rasayana - promotes health, it improves immunity by resisting disease both
mentally and physically
Rasayana for mental health
Achara rasayana - Ethics of regimen, sadvritta

10. Therefore the goal of immunotherapy is to enhance these responses against
a pathogens to control and prevent the diseases. we should follow the Ritu
charya and dina charya perfectly to maintains our mental as well as physical
health. If we follow the all the regimens and sadvritta we will live a long and
healthy life.
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