“Tikshnagni” or extremely strong digestive fire

“Tikshnagni” or extremely strong digestive fire

When a person is not satisfied with what he eats is called “Tikshnagi” or extremely strong digestive fire. Aggravated “Kapha” causes “Mandagni(Low digestive fire)”,aggravated “Pitta” causes “Tikshnagni(Extremely strong digestive fire)” and aggravated “Vata” causes “Vishamagni(Uneven digestive fire)”. When all the three doshas are balanced is called “Samagni(Even digestive fire)”. “Tikshagni” can cause almost 40 diseases. The higher stage of “Tikshangni” is called “Bhasmak Rog” which can be described as a disease in which the food eaten gets burnt instead of digested. Ayurveda says it happens to human with weak “Kapha” dosha. Aggravated “Pitta” gets along with “Vata” and increases the digestive fire. Food eaten is first digested and then is starts digesting the “Dhatus” of the body i.e. flesh, bone, blood etc.

Symptoms:

·       The person becomes hungry immediately after eating

·       Body becomes dry

·       Weakness with giddiness after the food gets digested

·       Too much thirst

·       Dry cough

·       Burning sensation in body

·       Difficulty in keeping track of things.

General Tips:

·       Eat in small quantities more frequently

·       Have buffalo’s milk, curd and clarified butter

·       Have rice pudding as meal

·       Laxative should be used

·       Eat food which produces “Kapha” like banana

·       Daytime sleep helps

Cure:

·       Powder the seed of Indian Plum and should be taken with water

·       Pudding of white rice, white lotus and goat milk mixed with clarified butter should be taken for 12 days.

·       Seeds of Onga(Achyranthes aspera) should be mashed to make pudding in milk.

·       One ripe banana should be mashed in clarified butter and taken for 41 days in the morning.

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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