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Introduction

According to fundamental principles of Ayurveda Agni has an important role in the physiological functioning of the body, so the strength of the body, health, pran or the vital life force and the life span depends on the proper functioning of agni. Similarly the proper status of Doshas their specification and aggravation also depends on agni and hence it must be preserved.

This agni is param sukshma and transform the food substances into various forms which can be easily assimilated by our body.In Ayurvedic Samhita , decrease in the intensity of the agni has been termed as agnimandya.The acharyas Charak , Susrut and Vagbhat has not described this disease separately but in the cours of other disease Acharya madhav has described agnimandya as a separate disease.

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