Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sunny C. Patil, Department of Basic Principles, Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar, Gujarat, India E-mail – sunnypatil125@gmail.com (contact no. 919664366756)
Date of Acceptance: 2021-04-22
Date of Publication:2021-05-01
Article-ID:IJIM_67_05_21 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: NIL
Conflict of Interest: NIL
How To Cite This Article: Patil S. Baghel A.S. Review on concept of Ojas in Ayurveda with reference to Immunology. Int. J Ind. Med. 2021;2(4):1-08
For any medical science, even though cure of an illness matters much more but prevention is always better than cure. Ayurveda the science of life has given great emphasis on the prevention of diseases. For this many concepts like Din-charya (daily regimens), Ritu-charya (seasonal regimens) have been described in Ayurveda classics which helps in the maintenance of healthy status by preventing diseases. Concept of Ojas in Ayurveda is such a concept which helps body to fight the disease causing factors thus preventing manifestation of diseases (pathogenesis). Ojas is considered as quintessence of all the Dhatus (body components) and represents the Bala (strength) of all Dhatus. Thus in Ayurveda Ojas is also known as Bala (strength) because it provides strength to the body in terms of physical, mental and immunological resistance against the diseases. The concept of immunology as described by ancient Ayurveda scholars is termed as ‘Vyadhikshamatwa’ or ‘Ojabala’ of an individual. The present review explores some more information about the concept of Ojas and its basics.
Keywords: Bala, Immunity, Ojas, Vyadhikshamatwa
