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Thyroid an Ayurvedic probable understanding Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Probable outlook on Thyroid hormones with respect to Ayurveda for better understanding and treatment according to ayurvedic principles

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Unders­tanding Thyroid based on dhatu

A. Thyroid hormones mainly regulate the metabolism of each and every cell in our body , which basically aids in its optium nouris­hment , thus this function of thyroid hormones can be understood as PREENANA which is mainly the function of RASA DHATU
B . With Thyroid dysfun­ction we observe either rapid weight gain or weight loss which is an attribute of MEDO DHATU
C. Thyroid hormones are also respon­sible for neural cell growth and differ­ent­iation , bone formation and resorption and general regene­ration of cells , Regene­ration or Generation being the attribute of SHUKRA DHATU
Drawing an outline one can understand that Thyroid Hormones have involv­ement of following dosha and dhatu :
Dosha : Kapha
Dhatu: Rasa , Medas , Shukra

Thyroid hormones and doshas

Initial formation of T3 and T4 is via binding of Iodine to TG - Binding - Kapha dosha
Further disass­oci­ation of T3and T4 which is then released to the blood stream has to be picked up by binding protein - Binding here is again an essent­iality - Kapha dosha
Further circul­ation of T3 and T4 in the body - Vyana Vayu
Conversion of T4 to T3- in liver mainly - Dhatvagni and Pitta dosha
Binding of T3 to cell receptors- Kapha dosha

Thyroid Hormones and Agni

Thyroid hormone mainly regulates general metabolic rate - Metabolism function of Agni
Thyroid hormone also governs metabolism at cellular level - Dhatvagni

General Outline

Thyroid hormones due to their main action being Metabo­lism, which is essential for the nouris­hment growth of cells and tissues, can be mainly considered under Rasa dhatu . The main dosha adhishtana in Rasa dhatu is of that of Kapha dosha and one must also understand that this hormone acts at both Kayagni and dhatvagni level of metabolism . The main carrier of this hormone throughout the body is Vyana Vayu , all the 3 dosas and also agni is involved in synthesis , circul­ation , activation and absorption of this hormone for its effective action , predom­inantly Kapha dosha and Rasa dhatu are taken into consid­eration here .