Review on Modern Corelation of Asthimajja Kshya and Osteoporosis and Panchatikta Ghruta

Abstract

Ayurveda is the science of life in which time tested treasure of knowledge which explains human body as a congential homeostasis of Dosha, Dhatu and Mala. The function of dhatus is dharana of the Sharira. Among all the dhatus, Asthi dhatu is responsible for function of sharira dharana.Equilibrium of dhatus is health and their disequilibrium is disease. This disequilibrium may either be increase or decrease. Asthi kshaya is a condition explained in Ayurveda, under the heading of ashtadasha kshayas. In Asthi kshaya there is abatement of Asthi dhatu. Similar to this, there is a condition known as Osteoporosis in modern medicine which means ‘Porosis in bones’ or ‘the brittleness of the bones due to increased porosity causing decrease in the bone tissue & leading to increased risk of fractures of any long and short bones. According to the principles of Aashrayaashrayi bhava, Asthi dhatu is the seat of Vata dosha and AsthiandVata are inversely proportional to each other regarding increase and decrease. Increase of Vata leads to decrease of Asthi. Here, an effort is made to critically analyse the concept of Asthikshaya mentioned in Ayurveda with corelation to Osteoporosis.