Understanding of Apan Vata...its role in modern context ('Gut-brain connection')

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Next topic for discussion: Understanding of Apan Vata...its role in modern context ('Gut-brain connection')

Dr. Sreedevi N V: Apana vata related wt IBS. In cases of anxiety,IBS is found. Apana vata vaigunya occurs leading to frequent stool passing.

Ayulink: I would say 'Apana Vata' represents more  'functions of  Pelvic nervous system'....

Dr. Sushant Patil: According to me In IBS Apana and Samana Vikruti is  there.

Ayulink: Not only IBS apana vata will be major cause for all disorders (ati-pravruti - excess, apravurit - no functions or ayogya-pravruti - improper functions of) stool (mala), urine (mutra), Menses (aartava), sukra and prasava (delivery..) too. apana vata in each different srotas will be responsible for healthy - unhealthy conditions...that we want to focus in this discussion

Dr. Madhuri Patil Chaudhari: atipravrutti, apravrutii, ayogya..one more specific to Apan - unnmarg gamitva. opposite of Aulome.

Dr. J. T. Contractor: Apathya aahar too!

Dr. Ravindra Upadhyay: Diseases caused due to Apana vikruti  are Ashmari  ( kidney stones), Prostate enlargement, Various obstructive pathologies in the form of Granthi, SOL, tumour, around kidneys, ( supra renal tumour), HAEMANGIOMA of liver, kidneys, colonic cancer,  Rectal Cancer, etc. As Apana Vayu is concerned with urination, defecation, sexual relations, downward movement of the foetus in the uterus, all these normal functions are hamphered/ disturbed giving rise to various pathologies.

As far as gut brain relations are concerned,  the stress caused by various factors leads to many diseases..

Downward movement of apparatus when gets hindered, giving rise to gaseous distension, poor peristalsis, nausea, vomiting, headache, hyperactivity etc

Dr. Mahavir Patil: haemangioma of liver  and AAPAN VAYU  plz eloborate

Dr. J. T. Contractor: It was noted that caused due to excessive horse & motor bicycle riding.

Dr. Ravindra Upadhyay: Any collection any where is due to Apana dushti?

Ayulink: A nice information shared by Vd. Bhavesh Modh and Vd. Tapan in discussion:

Nutrition can be administered thru eyes ears skin genitals and crudely from mouth. Prana that is our existence is the carrier of nutrition inside the body and one fraction of Prana called Apana( in Vedic literature Ayurvedic Udana is called as Apana) carries nutrition from mouth which is primary and preliminary.

The more you grow your spirituality the more you become able to utilize the other sources of administering the nutrition . Of course the mouthwise nutrition is food but the rest sources have nutrition other than food like Shabda Sparsh Prana etc.

Dr. Madhuri Patil Chaudhari: Sparsh..that is Feeled. gut feeling.. gut-brain connection.

shabda..that is heard.. auscultation methods   peristaltic sounds..

In yoga Kundalini awakening., Apan vayu  is controlled and made urdhvagami by psychic  energy. Muladhar and swadhishthan chakra Balance is Balanced Apan. so Yogic kriyas are about controlling Pran and Vat dosh.

Can only medicines ever keep balanced apan vayu ,never.   so relaxation methods, anti-axiety measures needed to keep balance.

Dr. J. T. Contractor: Body & mind has a synchronic relationship, while in fast a sleep we see wonders in dream feel a bit of insect,  dog, animal,pinching pain of pointed nail, though physically not abused by any of them, similarly anesthetically local part affected no touch no pain reaches brain, most likely any ailment is governed by brain clubbing these with present topic I suppose Ayurvedic medicine along with it's efficacy also conveys message to brain regarding its arrival in the body, brain has to just await.

Dr. Bhadresh Naik: Considered the vagus nerve and mode of action- Sympathetic and parasympetic action directly correlate with all five vayu - Distribution in vagus nerve create digestive, Gut, Urinary tract, Reproductive systems disorder so only apan play a role is debatable. Rightly post of vd prerakbhai related to mind and organ.

Colombia Dr Mario Herrera, Neiva, Huila: One of the Main issues of brain gut axis is its influence in depression. Some research point to the fact that more than 90℅ of serotonin is form in the gut. As per functional medicine in that case flushing patients guts and providing the patient with probiotics and restoring the gut permeability with glutamine constitute the first steps in patient recovery of this mental illness.

Canada Nitin Shah: IBS is apana and samana vikriti but IBD is apana, and Pachak pitta vikrit. See the key words in both the conditions- in IBS is irritable- which is Vata's nature where as in IBD Inflammatory, which is Due to pitta.

Dr. Bhadresh Naik: Gut syndromes and aam having a good correlation. We have make aam in very small area as a joint related But I used to correlate with any system. Psychological disorder I used dipan, Pachan, Fasting, Siroverchen Results are encouraging.Anybody having a feedback please explain. Deep abdomen respiration active the vagus nerve.I used to give advised to my patients. It's absolutely prevent the vagus nerve disorder.

USA Irene CCA: Apana vayu is one of these subtypes of vata , it governs outward movement and is mainly associated with the colon. It assists in the elimination of feces, flatus, urine and menstrual blood as well as subtle or cellular wastes.

USA Gary Yuen: I'm not sure if in classical texts it is mentioned but maybe fermented gruel or porridge is related like listed in Astanga, IBS and other gut health issues such as microbiota, whole grains and dal not ground as powder are better. So classically recommended foods like raktasali yava and dal are better cooked whole as kitchari instead of made into flour for idli paratha pav roti etc. there is a big difference for gut health.The factor that influences microbiota balance is called resistant starch. Higher in dal than grains.

Shri Minoo parabia: Pulses have Raffinose, a trisaccharide. We don't have enzymes to break down this sugar. Undigested, when it passes further in the intestine the bacteria present there get a big feast. They use it as food causing lots of gas-the cause of flatulence after eating pulses.Ayurveda kalpana does use fermented starch.

Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: One of the function of apana vayu, responsible for the elimination of the unabsorbed residues.If apana fails to work properly, the organism is charged with toxins, and lacks vitality and suppleness.

On a deeper level it rules the elimination of negative sensory, emotional and mental experiences. It is the basis of our immune function on all levels.

Gut brain relation begins with the gut& brain originating from the same clump of tissue in the embryo.

Vd. Dhruti Nirav Bhatt: Places of APAN VAYU in our body:- Umbilical area ,Pelvic region,Anus,Uro genital System,and Intestines. It's also related to nervous system

Apravriti cause Constipation,Udavart,Urinary tract disease,Menstruration disorders, Netra rog. According to Susrut sanhita pakvashay gat APAN VAYU Dusti cause : IBS,urinary tract disease,Shukradusti,Diabetes. It effects to Lumbosacral vartebras

Dr. Bhadresh Naik: Is any medicine acting on apanvayu only Please inform details

Dr. Madhuri Patil Chaudhari: Haritaki. Best anulomak.

Dr. Sushant Patil: Basti is method to make treatment path acting on Apan.

Vd.  Mahavir Vora: Sukumr  ghrit or kashyam used for apan vayu dusti.

Dr. Supratim Bir: Our swastha depends on equillibriam of Pran-Apan axis.Apan s d base of all functions. Directly or indirectly. So ignoring Apan other level interventions will not sustain.

Vd. Hardik bhatt, Idar: In yoga -- there is ganesh kriya -- like our basti treatment .. It is one part of treating apan vata ..

Dr. Supratim Bir: Praan s d king of body. Apan represents the population of his Kingdom. Unless the ppl r happy king will not sustain.In classics considering d importance of Apan Acharya said basti s half treatment. N can b done in all conditions. basti nourishes Apan n swastha.

Keli parayana dasa: please sir explain "ganesh kriya" is the same "shanka prakshalan"?

Dr. Dayanand Bothre:

 

Keli parayana dasa: I see Ganesh Kriya. Shank Prakshalan is another yoguic process for Apana Vayu.2 diferent process.

Dr. Bhavesh Modh: અન્ન(ભોજન) અને અપાનવાયુ  નો સંબંધ ઐતેરેય ઉપનિષદ

પ્રથમઅધ્યાય，તૃતીયખંડ，05-10

પછી આંખથી પકડવામથ્યો，પરંતુ  તે ના  પકડાયું，

પકડાઈ જો  જાત，થાત તો જો  એ  કરનારું  તૃપ્તિ。0.5

મથ્યો  કાનથી  પકડવા  છતાં  અન્ન  તે  નહીં  પકડાયું，

નામ  સુણીને  અન્નનું  સૌ ધરાત，ના પકડાયું પણ！0.6

ત્વચા  થકી  તે  મથ્યો  પકડવા，પરંતુ  અન્ન  ન  પકડાયું，

અન્ન  સ્પર્શથી  તૃપ્ત  બનત  સૌ，હોત  અન્ન જો  પકડાયું！0.7。

મનથી  મથ્યો  પકડવા  તોયે  અન્ન  તે  નહીં  પકડાયું，

અન્ન  નું  કર્યે  ચિંતન  સર્વ  ધરાત，હોત  પકડાયું  જો！0.8。

પછી  લિંગથી  મથ્યો  પકડવા，પરંતુ  તે  ના  પકડાયું，

નહિતો  ત્યાગી  અન્ન  હોત  આ  સંતૃપ્ત  બન્યું   જગ  સારું。0.9。

*અપાન*  થી તે મથ્યો પકડવા，અન્ન તે સમયે પકડાયું，

અપાનવાયુ મદદથીમુખમાં અન્ન  મનુષ્યે  નાખ્યું  તે

અપાન  તેથી  ગ્રહણ કરે અન્ન છે，તે  સર્વનું  આયુ，

જીવનરક્ષક સર્વ તણો  છે તે વાયુ  અંશ  પ્રાણ નો  0.10

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આ મુદ્રા  પ્રાચીન યોગ વિજ્ઞાન  તથા આધુનિક  એક્યુપ્રેશર થેરાપી  ની દ્રષ્ટિએ  ચિંતન  યોગ્ય  છે.

આ મુદ્રા સંબંધે વિચારતા ઘણા  તર્ક  મળે અને એનો સીધો  સંબંધ  અત્યાર સુધી ની આપણી તબીબી  પ્રેક્ટિસ  માં દર્દીઓ માં પણ જોવા જાણવા મળ્યો જ છે.  અપાનવાયુ  અને સેમ્પેથેટીક પેરાસેમ્પેથેટીક  નર્વ સિસ્ટમ  ખાસ કરીને  લમ્બર રીજીયન  ની .. વચ્ચે  નુ કનેક્શન  શુ છે એ  આ વિષય ની મુખ્ય  ચર્ચા  બની રહેશે. .

બાકી તો ભગવાન કૃષ્ણે ગીતા માં કહ્યુ  છે,

अहं वैश्वानरो भुत्वा प्राणीनाम् देह आश्रीतम्  ।

प्राण अपान समायुक्तं,  पच्यनम् अन्नं चर्तुविधं ।।

વેદકાલીન સંસ્કૃતિ  થી સ્વાસ્થય  માટે  અપાન નુ મહત્વ  બતાવેલ  છે  પણ આપણે ચિકિત્સક  તરીકે સામાન્ય જન ને આ અપાન ની  હકીકત અને મહત્વ  આધુનિક દ્રષ્ટિએ  પ્રતિપાદિત કરવી જોઈએ  એ આજ થી શરૂ થતી ગ્રુપ ચર્ચા નો મુખ્ય  હેતુ છે.

Vd. Divyakumari solanki: Diseases of urinary tract anorectal disease and menstrual cycle related disease occurs due to imbalance of apana vayu.It also plays very important role in normal delivery.

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Compiled by Dr. Dhruti Kagrana