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Vanhi, pawaka, anala, vaishvanara, tejasa, shikhi
Vanhi, pawaka, anala, vaishvanara, tejasa, shikhi
The following synonyms specifically indicate Jatharagni in the body:
1) Vaishwanara: It is helpful in digestion of different types of food vis a vis it is eatable (ashita), drinkable (peeta), lickable (leedha), masticable (khadita) etc.
2) Sarvapaka: It states that the agni converts the heterogeneous form of heavy or light food component into homogeneous form.
3) Tanoonpata: This synonym is considered to be similar to the function of vitality or life. Where there is agni, there is life. [Cha.Sa.[[Chikistsa Sthana]] 15/5]
4) Amivachantana: It is responsible for prevention and cure of the disease or [[ama]] that is causative factor of all the types of diseases.
5) Damunas: It is the factor which is responsible for maintenance of healthy life.
6) Shuchi: It is considered as the purest form or purest entity. In context of digestion it might be considered as equilibrium form of digestive capacity (jatharagni), i.e. samagni.
As per Ayurveda, various synonyms like kayaagni [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 11/34], antaragni [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 28/3], Udarastha agni, pachakagni [Su.Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21] , Jatharanala [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 13] , Paktru [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15] used to describe the jatharagni. It can also be compared with the 'audarya' type of 'teja' [Tarkasangraha]
=== Physiological entities resembling and comprising of jatharagni ===
1) Pachaka Pitta
2) Shareeroshma
3) [[Teja mahabhuta]]
4) Digestive enzymes (salivary amylase, lipase , proteases , peptides) , gastric juices (hydrochloric acid , peptic acid), Hormones (ghrelin ,insulin , cortisol)
=== Agni and [[pitta dosha]] ===
=== Agni and [[pitta dosha]] ===