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What are the five kinds of cough, and which one does the text call hard to treat?

कास के पाँच भेद कौन से हैं, और ग्रंथ किसे दुश्चिकित्स्य कहता है?

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Vataja, pittaja, kaphaja, kshataja and kshayaja; kshayaja cough is tridoshic and hard to treat.

Detailed answer

Kshataja cough follows chest injury from exertion such as study and brings thick bloody discharge. Kshayaja cough comes in a person weakened by tissue loss who spits blood-red sputum. For injury and wasting cough the text gives a powder of amalaki, gokshura, dates, priyala, liquorice, blue lotus, bharangi and long pepper with ghee and sugar on a milk diet.

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Chapter 16
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