Ama (undigested residue)

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Sanskrit: आमदोषआमविष
Hindi: आमअपक्व आहार रसआंवअपक्व रस
English: Amaamaundigested residuemetabolic toxin
Romanized: ama

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Definitions of ripening by means and by timeउपायपाक और कालपाक का लक्षण Dissolving and ripening preparationविलयन और पाचन योग Emesis in ama diarrhoeaआमातिसार में वमन Properties of boiled waterउबाले हुए जल के गुण Purgative going upward, and its treatmentविरेचन का ऊर्ध्वगमन और उसकी चिकित्सा Signs and treatment of dantapupputaदंतपुप्पुट के लक्षण और चिकित्सा Signs of ama, vidagdha and vishtabdha indigestionआम, विदग्ध और विष्टब्ध अजीर्ण के लक्षण Signs of sannipata, ama and pakva diarrhoeaसन्निपातातिसार, आमातिसार और पक्वातिसार के लक्षण Treatment of the ama stage of kapha diarrhoeaकफातिसार की आमावस्था की चिकित्सा Treatment of the ama stage of pitta diarrhoeaपित्तातिसार की आमावस्था की चिकित्सा Treatment of the ama stage of vata diarrhoeaवातातिसार की आमावस्था की चिकित्सा Treatment of thirst from amaआमज तृष्णा की चिकित्सा When only part of the medicine can be drunkआमदोष से अर्धपीत औषध पर योजना

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How does the text tell ama diarrhoea from pakva diarrhoea?ग्रंथ आमातिसार और पक्वातिसार में भेद कैसे करता है?In what two ways are aggravated doshas said to ripen?प्रकुपित दोष किन दो प्रकारों से पकते बताए गए हैं?Why is thirst arising from ama treated like pitta thirst?आमज तृष्णा की चिकित्सा पित्तज तृष्णा की तरह क्यों की जाती है?

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Named 3 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Book page 510Chapter 22×3… को अच्छी तरह से स्नेहन कर अत्यन्त उग्र वमनैषधियों से वमन कराना चाहिए। आमदोष से अर्धपीत औषध पर योजना आमांशस्य तथामवद्विरसबीभत्सप्रभूते तथा। …

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How does the text tell ama diarrhoea from pakva diarrhoea?

Stool that sinks in water and smells foul marks ama diarrhoea; the opposite signs mark pakva diarrhoea.

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In what two ways are aggravated doshas said to ripen?

By means (upāyapāka), through medicines that remove the unripe state of the disease, and by time (kālapāka), on their own without medicine.

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Why is thirst arising from ama treated like pitta thirst?

Because the text says thirst cannot arise without pitta.

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