Role of the agni in digestion: a review

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Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: Role of the agni in digestion: a review
The International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (IAMJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to Ayurveda. It aims to integrate Ayurvedic concepts with modern scientific understanding, offering a comprehensive source of validated knowledge for both the modern Ayurvedic community and the broader medical fraternity.

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Shashank Nautiyal
Saurabh Singh Yadav
Anuriddhi sharma


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Modern correlation of agni in the process of digestion. It is called bioenergy of the body, which helps in local activities and metabolic activities of our body. Agni in Sanskrit generally means fire; it is typically one among Panchmahabhootas. Agni leads to the transformation of food into body tissues. Agni is responsible for the digestion of food and metabolism in our body. Mainly, jatharagni plays a significant role in this, so it is known as koshtagni as it is situated in our koshta. Jatharagni is also responsible for activating two other types of agnis, that is, -7 types of dhatva agni and 5 types of bhutagni. Food that we intake contains various nutrients that are consumed by humans and undergo multiple metabolic processes in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), where agni plays an important role. Keywords: Agni, digestion, kostha, ayurveda, pitta, pachak pitta, etc INTRODUCTION Ayurveda is said to have great importance in digestion, the immune system and metabolism, which can only be possible due to a factor called

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