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Third part explicates the etiopathology, types, symptoms and treatments of ''grahanidosha'' as a syndrome of various digestive disorders. The chapter sums up in defining abnormal dietary habits.  

Third part explicates the etiopathology, types, symptoms and treatments of ''grahanidosha'' as a syndrome of various digestive disorders. The chapter sums up in defining abnormal dietary habits.  

   

   

'''Keywords''': Digestion in Ayurveda, metabolism in Ayurveda, ''jatharagni, bhutagni, dhatvagni, grahani, grahanidosha, grahani roga, annavisha, atyagni, samashana, viṣamaśana, adhyashana''.

'''Keywords''': Digestion in [[Ayurveda]], metabolism in [[Ayurveda]], ''jatharagni, bhutagni, dhatvagni, grahani, grahanidosha, grahani roga, annavisha, atyagni, samashana, viṣamaśana, adhyashana''.

=== Introduction ===

=== Introduction ===

''Majja'': Generally, the substance that fills all the bony cavities is called ''majja''. However, the brain substance that fills the cranial cavity too, must be included in ''majja''.  Therefore, ''majja'' is of two types: ''asthigata'' (bony) and ''mastakagata'' (cranial).

''Majja'': Generally, the substance that fills all the bony cavities is called ''majja''. However, the brain substance that fills the cranial cavity too, must be included in ''majja''.  Therefore, ''majja'' is of two types: ''asthigata'' (bony) and ''mastakagata'' (cranial).

''Shukra'': The term ''shukra'' has been described to be of two forms in Ayurveda textbooks:  

''Shukra'': The term ''shukra'' has been described to be of two forms in [[Ayurveda]] textbooks:  

#The one that is ejaculated during the process of mating, which is responsible for fertilization of ovum and thus embryogenesis.

#The one that is ejaculated during the process of mating, which is responsible for fertilization of ovum and thus embryogenesis.

#The one that is formed from ''majja'' (the tissue that fills the bony cavities) which in turn circulates all over the body both in males and females.  Reproduction is the function of this second form of ''shukra'' too. Therefore, on careful examination, it seems that the first form of ''shukra'' stands for the semen in general and for sperms in particular; and, the second form of ''shukra'' stands for hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis of hormones that circulate all over the body.

#The one that is formed from ''majja'' (the tissue that fills the bony cavities) which in turn circulates all over the body both in males and females.  Reproduction is the function of this second form of ''shukra'' too. Therefore, on careful examination, it seems that the first form of ''shukra'' stands for the semen in general and for sperms in particular; and, the second form of ''shukra'' stands for hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis of hormones that circulate all over the body.