Chapter 3.2: Three Types of Gastric Capacity (Trividhakukshiya Vimana / त्रिविधकुक्षीय विमान)
This chapter describes the principles of food and dietary intake for healthy living with special emphasis on the quantum of food ingested. It is advised that one must eat in accordance with the capacity of one’s stomach and the quantity of food is determined by the strength of one’s digestion capacity (agni). Ayurveda regards ama, or undigested food, as the cause of vitiation of dosha and consequently various disorders. Proper quantity of food is digested in time without disturbing one’s health.
Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata
Vimana Sthana Chapter 2. Three parts of abdomen and principles of diet This chapter describes the principles of food and dietary intake for healthy living with special emphasis on the quantum of food ingested. It is advised that one must eat in accordance with the capacity of one’s stomach and the quantity of food is determined by the strength of one’s digestion capacity (agni). Ayurveda regards ama, or undigested food, as the cause of vitiation of dosha and consequently various disorders. Proper quantity of food is digested in time without disturbing one’s health. Diet taken with proper consideration of agni positively promotes one’s strength, complexion, health and life, while improper quantity (amatra) of food - less (heena) or excess (adhika) - leads to various disorders. The chapter mentions various aspects of satiety and its physioloigcal mechanisms. Keywords: Kukshi, capacity of stomach, digestion, quantity of food, diet, poor digestion, ama, visuchika, alasaka, satiety, indigestion, non infectious gastroenteritis, sluggish bowel. त्रिविधं कुक्षौ स्थापयेदवकाशांशमाहारस्याहारमुपयुञ्जानः; तद्यथा- एकमवकाशांशं मूर्तानामाहारविकाराणाम्, एकं पुनर्वातपित्तश्लेष्मणाम्; तत्र श्लोकः- तस्य मात्रावतो लिङ्गं फलं चोक्तं यथायथम्|