Autoimmune disease is a varied group of illnesses that involve every human organ system. It includes diseases of the nervous, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems, as well as skin and other connective tissues, eyes, blood, and blood vessels. In all of these ADs, the underlying problem is “autoimmunity” — the body’s immune system becomes misdirected and attacks the very organs it was designed to protect. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. At the core of the immune system, there is the ability to tell the difference between self and foreign body. An interruption in this system can make the body unable to explain the difference between self and foreign body. The cause is poorly understood by modern science. Ayurveda suggests that the attacks of the immune system are not accidental, but it is a part of self-defense against a harmful metabolic molecule named ‘Ama’. There are several reasons for the emergence of Ama which is produced in the tissues that are attacked.
Ama has been defined as (i) undigested or semi-digested food, (ii) the accumulation of excretions (Mala Sanchaya), and (iii) deregulation of pathophysiology (Dosha). Usually, the Ama molecule is produced due to poor enzymatic function (Mandagni) at the level of gastrointestinal or cellular level during metabolism.
Ama is a kind of auto-toxins (Ama Visha) that behave like an antigen. Autoimmune diseases are usually caused by the penetration of large amounts of Ama molecules in certain body tissues or physiological systems. Ama can be responsible for a number of conditions, ranging from occasional diarrhea, leaky gut syndrome to chronic diseases, such as, increase the level of blood urea, uric acid, dyslipidemia, and rheumatoid arthritis and many more.
Many diseases begin with the formation of Ama in the body. We can relate it with the formation of deadly free radicals which are unstable chemicals formed in the body during normal metabolism or exposure to environmental toxins. Free radicals exist in an incomplete metabolic state similar to the state of Ama described as incompletely metabolized (Avipakvam). Ama is responsible for the production of various diseases; in the same way free radicals are also found to be the root cause of many diseases.
How to identify the presence of Ama?
Basically, Mandagni is responsible for the production of Ama. Several signs and symptoms of Ama’s presence are described in Ayurveda. More important are constipation, loss of strength, giddiness, vertigo, body ache, and malaise (Angmarda).
There are over 100 different autoimmune diseases, and the prevalence is ever rising. Our body resistance against diseases is of two kinds i.e. the one which attenuates the manifested disease and another variety prevents the manifestation of diseases. In Ayurveda, it is called Vyadhi Kshamatva which is the manifestation of Ojus which is dependent upon our diet, drink, and lifestyle. The food we eat has an important role to influence Vyadhi Kshamatva. Ojus is the best supporter of life and it is the product of our lifestyle.
Poor address to the basic cause (Ama production) and only suppressing to painful symptoms accelerate disease progression. Ayurvedic treatment agenda is focused to address the root cause for cure or at least lasting relief. There are many remedies and therapies available in Ayurveda. Omni Amritam is a wonderful formulation. It is a natural blend of processed Semicarpus Anacardium (Bhallatak), Plumbago zeylanica (Chitrak), Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), Boswellia serrata (Guggul) and Curcuma (Haldi) are efficient Ayurvedic resources for the prevention and treatment of auto-immune diseases
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