Udana Vata for Immunity

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper was to identify the role of ‘Udana vata’ to increase immunity. The study was divided into Literary Study and Clinical Study. References were studied for different keywords like – Saar, Oja, Bala, Rasayana, Udana vata, etc. So, to prove the concept and for the applied aspect of ‘Udana Vata for Immunity’ a clinical study was performed on patients at OPD level. Patients were selected keeping in view, the ‘desire for maintaining health’ as mentioned in Ayurvedic texts. Selected patients for Rasayana were randomly divided into two groups of 25 patients each. The efficacy of the therapy was assessed on the basis of subjective as well as objective criteria. Traditionally there is no objective assessment criteria is given in texts. Thus, a need aroused to do the same, therefore with the help of modern and traditional knowledge following criteria were developed by me and all patients were examined under following criteria. 1. Saarta scale 2. Bala scale 3. Swara scale 4. Varna scale 5. Smriti scale An attempt was made to find out the best condition for getting rasayana effects. This study was done only for ‘vata- tapik rasayana’ (In routine life). There was 72 % marked improved in udana vata group vis a vis only 36% marked improvement in control group. Rasayana are best effective in lehiya form. Oja / Immunity can be improved if lehiya form of rasayana is given in Udana kaal and at udana sthana. Udana consideration is important for best rasayana effects. Keywords Udana vata; Oja; Rasayana; Bala; Saar; Varna; Swara; Smriti