Significance of Dushya
Dushya refers to various elements impacted by disease in both Science and Ayurveda. It encompasses the tissues or factors affected by illness, influencing drug timing. In Ayurveda, Dushya signifies metabolic waste that becomes pathological. It includes material components vulnerable to doshas, contributing to disease, and encompasses bodily substances like rasa and rakta, especially in chronic renal failure. Essentially, Dushya represents the elements altered by vitiation, leading to health complications in Ayurvedic practices.
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The concept of Dushya in scientific sources
Dushya, in Ayurveda, signifies body substances, tissues, and metabolic components affected by vitiated doshas, contributing to disease manifestations and influencing treatment timing, particularly in conditions like chronic renal failure.
From: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
(1) Elements that are corrupted or vitiated due to the disruption of Tridosha, leading to various diseases, including skin disorders under the classification of Kustha Roga.[1] (2) Components of the body, including Dhatus and Malas, which can be influenced by imbalances in the doshas.[2] (3) Factors that influence disease pathology, contributing either to the progression or regression of the disease.[3] (4) The weak tissues in the body that become affected by aggravated Doshas, particularly in the context of Amavata.[4] (5) Material substances in the body that can become harmful when there is a disruption or imbalance, specifically referencing Rasa, Rakta, and Mamsa.[5]
From: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
(1) Pathological entities or factors that contribute to disease in Ayurvedic medicine.[6] (2) Deteriorated factors in the body that contribute to the formation of Ashmari.[7] (3) Dushya refers to the harmful or rogue entities in the body, such as vitiated Dhatus or environmental toxins that contribute to illness.[8] (4) The fundamental aspect or material affected by dosha, particularly in the context of disorders like Pradara Roga.[9] (5) The tissues or elements in the body that are targeted for healing during the treatment of diseases in Ayurveda.[10]
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
(1) The components in Ayurveda that are affected by vitiation, leading to diseases or health complications.[11] (2) Material components that can be afflicted by doshas, leading to disease.[12] (3) Body substances that are affected in diseases; includes rasa, rakta, and others involved in chronic renal failure according to Ayurveda.[13] (4) The tissues or factors affected by the disease, which also play a role in determining the appropriate timing of drug administration.[14] (5) In Ayurveda, it refers to the metabolic waste or substance that leads to disease when it is abnormal or impaired.[15]
From: Ayushdhara journal
(1) Refers to the components or tissues that are affected by a disease in Ayurveda; in the context of Eka Kushta, it includes skin and blood.[16] (2) The substances in the body that can become affected by disease; in this case, it refers to Rasa and Rakta dhatu (tissues).[17] (3) Substances or components of the body that can be adversely affected by imbalances in Doshas.[18] (4) Components like Twak, Rakta, and Mamsa that are primarily affected in the pathogenesis of Panduroga.[19] (5) The bodily tissues or elements affected in Ayurvedic pathology, specifically relating to Rasa (plasma) and Rakta (blood) in the context of Sheetpitta.[20]
From: AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
(1) Refers to the substances that are affected by the doshas and involved in the disease process.[21] (2) The tissues or elements affected by the disease process in Ayurveda, often influenced by the disturbed Doshas.[22] (3) Refers to the tissues in the body that may be affected by vitiated doshas leading to disease manifestations.[23]
From: Ancient Science of Life
(1) Refers to the four fundamental body substances (Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, and Lasika) involved in the pathogenesis of KUSTHAS.[24] (2) Target tissues in Ayurveda that are affected by the disease process.[25]
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
(1) Tissue elements in Ayurveda that are affected by imbalances in Doshas, contributing to various health conditions including Hypothyroidism.[26]