Agni Digestion: What It Is and How It Affects Your Health

When you think of digestion, you probably picture stomach acids and enzymes. But in Ayurveda, agni digestion, the body’s inner fire that transforms food into energy and eliminates waste. Also known as digestive fire, it’s not just about breaking down meals—it controls your immunity, mood, and even how well you sleep. If your agni is weak, you get bloating, fatigue, and toxins building up. If it’s too strong, you feel burning, acid reflux, or constant hunger. It’s not magic—it’s biology, viewed through a 5,000-year-old lens that still works today.

Agni doesn’t work alone. It’s tied to your vata pitta kapha, the three doshas that define your body type and how your digestion behaves. A vata person might skip meals and then feel gassy. A pitta person burns through food fast but gets heartburn. A kapha person feels heavy after eating, even a small bowl of soup. These aren’t just personality traits—they’re signs of how your agni is functioning. And when you understand this, you stop blaming yourself for ‘bad digestion’ and start fixing the root cause.

Modern science calls it metabolism. Ayurveda calls it agni. Either way, it’s the same thing: your body’s ability to turn food into fuel. The posts below show real people using Ayurvedic drinks, daily routines, and herbal tips to bring their agni back into balance. Some tried coriander seed water. Others adjusted their meal timing. A few stopped eating late at night. None of it is complicated. But it all starts with knowing whether your fire is too dim, too hot, or just right. You’ll find practical advice here—not theory, not fluff, just what actually helps people in India manage their digestion without pills or drastic diets.