• Dr.Sushil Kumar Dubey
• Dr. Ramesh Kant Dubey
• Dr. N. S. Tripathi

Langhana therapy produces Laghuta (lightness) and also leads to Aampachan (conversion of undigested food material to digested) in the body .It is indicated in the diseases (e.g. Medoroga ie obesity) where there is increase in Guru (heaviness) Guna (property) due to Agnimandya generated by our bad habits of life style .Upavasa (fasting) is one of the ten types of Langhana described in Charaka Samhita .Langhana is a body cleansing therapeutic measure that eliminates vitiated Dosha.It may be Dravyabhuta (with medicines) or Adravyabhuta (without medicines) . Autophagy is a recently recognized body cleansing mechanism found to have therapeutic value in certain diseases like cancer. It is a self-degradative process having significant role in important balancing sources of energy at critical times in development and in response to nutrient stress. Researches have shown that fasting helps to induce autophagy. Thus latest researches also approve the effectiveness of therapeutic measures developed by ancient Ayurvedic scholars

Autophagy, Langhana,Upavasa,Fasting

"The Concept of Langhana in Ayurveda with special reference to Autophagy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.524-526, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809481.pdf

"The Concept of Langhana in Ayurveda with special reference to Autophagy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp524-526, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809481.pdf