Abstract

Abstract

Due to today's busy lifestyle and eating habits, many gastrointestinal diseases are commonly seen in the population. Ahara or food can decide healthy and unhealthy conditions of the body. If ahara or food is taken in the right amount and at the right time, then the digestion process is carried out very nicely. A healthy body creates a healthy mind. A healthy gut leads to a healthy body. Gut is related to Grahani in Ayurveda. Grahani is the site of Agni which comes from Graha dhatu which means ‘to hold’. It is called Grahani because of its power to restrain the downward movement of undigested food and retain food until it is fully digested. The Agni helps with the metabolism and digestion of food. Functionally weak Agni i.e mandagni leads to improper digestion of food which leads to Grahani Roga presenting symptoms like Muhurbadha muhurdrava malapravrutti. Also, according to ayurvedic texts many psychological factors also cause Grahani Roga. So while treating Grahani roga both the factors should be taken into consideration.Rasashastra is one of the pharmaco-therapeutic branches of Ayurveda which deals with metals and minerals. It incorporates many of the inorganic, herbo-mineral and metallic pharmaceutical preparations namely Kharaliya rasayan, Kupipakwa rasayan, Parpati rasayan and Pottali rasayan.   Various Ayurvedic formulations like Parpati, Kajjali kalpa, Asava-arishta etc are used in the treatment of Grahani. Among these Grahani Kapat Ras is a Kajjali kalpa. Kajjali kalpas are mainly used in Grahani and Amashaygat sthandushti.