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Background: With emerging double burden of infectious and life style disorders across the globe, immune enhancement through Ayurveda approaches is gaining popularity these days to enhance the disease resistance against infection, immune deficiency disorders and auto-immune disorders. Aims and Objectives: To critically explore the classical concept of the Ojas and Vyadhi Kshamatav in its relation with the disease resistance. To find the scope of application of Ojas in clinical perspective. Materials and Methods: Critical review study involving the review of literature from Samhita texts and internet based review of online research databases with keywords of Immunity, Ojas and Vyadhi Kshamatava. 41 articles with abstract were studied 15articles were selected and critically reviewed. Discussion: Immunity is fundamentally an ideal state of Dhatu Samyta (equilbrium) which can be seen as an health asset for resistance towards infection control and inflammation. It is created by a series of health promoting behaviors enlisted in Ayurveda and by employing various rejuvenating modalities (Rasayana). Conclusion: Immunity as per modern medicine thought is specific to only host-pathogen defence but Ayurveda takes integrative immunity in perspective and explore all the factors which affects the well being and hence disease resistance of an individual.
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