“Mandagni” or Low Digestive Fire

“Mandagni” is when you do not feel hungry. In case of “Mandagni” or low digestive fire, whatever a person eats is not digested well. He either suffers from constipation or frequent diarrhoea; he gradually becomes lazy and weak. This happens because of aggravated “Kapha” in the body. The excess of “Kapha” in the body puts off the digestive fire and causes indigestion. When the food remains in the intestine without digestion it forms “Ama” from “Kapha”. A patient with “Ama” problem feels heaviness in the stomach and other organs, their eyes looks swollen. Ayurveda says digestive fire is very important without which a person cannot survive much. So everyone should preserve it.

External Causes of “Mandagni(Low Digestive Fire)”:

·       Drinking too much water

·       Ignoring the hunger

·       Eating even when not hungry

·       Delaying or not attending the natural calls

·       Daytime sleeping

·       Not sleeping at night

Internal causes of “Mandagni(Low Digestive fire)”:

·       Jealous

·       Fear

·       Anger

·       Greed

·       Sorrow

Treating “Mandagni” or low digestive fire

1.   Hingwastak Churna : “Sunthi” or dried ginger, “Kali Mirch” or black pepper, “Pipali” or long pepper, “Ajwain” or carom seeds, “Sendha Namak” or rock salt, “Safed Jira” or cumin, “Kala Jira” or Black cumin seeds and “Hing” or asafoetida should be taken in equal quantity. “Hing” or asafoetida should be slightly fried in “Ghee” or clarified butter before mixing. Take this mixture with the first morsel of your meal. This activates the digestive fire and cures any gas problems.

2.   Jirkaadi Churn: “Safed Jira” or cumin, “Kala Namak/Sanchar Namak” or Black Salt, “Sunthi” or dried ginger, “Pipali” or long pepper, “Kali Mirch” or black pepper, “Vaividang” or Embelia Ribesin, “Sendha Namak” or Rock salt, “Ajwain” or carom seeds, “Hing” or asafoetida and “Harad” or Myrobalan , 20 grams of each should be taken. In addition, 40 grams of “Nisoth(Operculina turpethum)”should be taken. Powder everything and mix. Taking this mixture at the time of meal activates digestive fire.

3.   Vaividangadi Churna: “Vaividang(Embelia Ribesin)” , “Bhilawa(semecarpus anacardium)”, bark of “Chitrak(Leadwort)” tree, “Harad(Terminalia Chebula)” and “Sunthi(dried ginger)”. All powdered, should be mixed with “Gud(jaggery)” and “Ghee(Clarified butter)”. Taking in small quantity removes the low digestive fire problem and lit up the digestive fire.

Many other mixtures are suggested which can be taken to cure “Mandagni(Low digestive fire)”. Apart from the above, fasting is also suggested many times in ayurveda. Too much of fasting is not recommended as it may cease the digestive fire permanently and kill the person. Per ayurveda, “Jatharagni(Digestive fire)” digests the food first, then it digests the “Doshas” of the body, then “Dhatus” and lastly the life of the patient.

Caution: Do not eat the food which increases “Kapha” in the body like curd, banana, milk etc.

Note : “Vata”, “Pitta” and “Kapha” are three doshas of body mentioned in ayurveda which in balanced state keeps the person healthy.

“Vata” is gas or air in your body. If aggravated, it causes joints pain and gas trouble.

“Pitta” is acid and heat in the body. If aggravated,it  causes burning sensation, thirst, over hunger etc.

“Kapha” is cough or lubrication which lubricates the body.

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