Article: A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ON THE ROLE OF VIRUDDHA AHARA IN FEMALE INFERTILITY

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.130122

Pages: 96-98

Author: Anjana R.S *, Anoop A.K

Abstract: Viruddha Ahara is a valuable concept mentioned in Ayurveda. Ayurveda says that a specific diet and its combinations that interfere with the metabolism and have properties opposite to that of the tissue are called  Viruddha Ahara or incompatible diets. The present article aims to review the role of Viruddha Ahara in female infertility. Acharya Charaka has mentioned that such types of inconsistent diet can lead to many diseases like impotence, visarpa, blindness, ascites, insanity, fistula in ano, coma, intoxication, abdominal distension, stiffness in the neck, anaemia, indigestion, various skin diseases, intestinal disorders, swelling, gastric irritations, fever, rhinitis and infertility. Hence it is clear that Viruddha Ahara can lead to disorders up to infertility and thus impacts Shukra dhatu.

Keyword: Viruddha ahara, female infertility, Agni, Ama.