Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: February | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 125-129
Concept of Yuktikruta Bala W.S.R to Acquired Immunity Viz Passive Immunity
Akanksha Gangwar*, S.S Yadav**
*JR-II , Department of Samhita and Sanskrit, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
**Assistant Professor, Department of Samhita and Sanskrit, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Corresponding Author: Akanksha Gangwar
ABSTRACT
To maintain the healthy status of human being is very important; especially in today’s era. Globally as well as nationally the immunity of humans is getting compromised by every passing day because of sedentary, busy and unorganised life style including eating habits. Immunity is one’s internal capacity to resist any physical anomaly or disease. In Ayurveda, Immunity can be well correlated with vyadhikshamatwa which is due to ojas and bala. Trividha Bala has been quoted in ayurvedic literature as sahaja, kalaja and yuktikruta bala. Innate immunity may be correlated to sahaja bala described in Ayurveda. Kalaja and yuktikruta bala may be correlated to acquired immunity. Yuktikruta bala can be acquired by making effective changes in the diet and physical activities in one’s daily routine and similarly the acquired immunity is the resistance developed against any bacteria, virus etc it may be either through active or through passive means. Bala is characteristic feature of healthy physical and mental state of body. Immunity and bala are interrelated terms.
Key words: Sahaja bala, kalaja bala, yuktikrita bala, innate immunity, acquired immunity.