• Dr. Praveen Sharma
• Dr. Sunil R. Khandare

Ayurveda has identified as Agni a significant factor in our body's digestion and metabolism. The ingested food is to be digested, absorbed and assimilated, which is inevitable for life maintenance and is performed in Ayurveda by Agni. The word Agni is used in the sense of food and metabolic products being digested. Agni converts food into energy, which is responsible for all of the body's vital functions. Regarding the importance of Agni, Acharya Charaka said that the individual dies after the stoppage of Agni’s function. The individual will be totally safe, and lead a long, happy and prosperous life. But if a person's Agni is vitiated, the entire metabolism in his body will be disrupted, contributing to ill health, and creating body disease. Therefore it is said that Agni is the Mool of creation.

Agni, Ayurveda, Metabolism

"A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION ON AGNI: A REVIEW STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.a293-a298, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105034.pdf

"A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION ON AGNI: A REVIEW STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppa293-a298, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105034.pdf