Dentistry and Ayurveda--III (basics-ama, immunity, ojas, rasas, etiopathogenesis and prevention).
This article of the series Dentistry and Ayurveda describes in brief, the basic principles and unique concepts involved in Ayurveda namely the concepts of Ama, Ojas, Rasas (tastes-types and the factors affecting the choice of the drug/medicine etc.), immunity, etiopathogenesis and prevention of diseases in Ayurveda in general.
Amruthesh
Sunita
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Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, KLES Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore - 560 022, India. sunitamruth@yahoo.com
D003813:Dentistry; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D007194:India; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012648:Self Care; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control