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Principle
Prana vata
प्राणवायु · प्राण
Prana vata is said to dwell in the mouth and, in health, to carry all food and drink into the stomach.
Topic
Prana vata
प्राणवायु · प्राणवात
Prana vata dwells in the mouth and carries all food and drink into the stomach; when aggravated it causes breathlessness, cough, hiccup and similar diseases with intense, distressing…
Condition
Cough (kasa)
कास (खांसी) · कास
Kasa is described as vitiated prana vayu joined with udana leaving the mouth with a cracked-bronze sound. It has five kinds; the kshayaja kind is tridoshic and hard to treat.
Condition
Ear disorders (karnaroga)
कर्णरोग (कान के रोग) · कर्णरोग
Chapter 15 describes twenty-eight ear diseases arising mainly from aggravated vata, alone or with other doshas, and treats them by dosha with ear oils, fomentation, washes and other…
Principle
Vata dosha
वात दोष · वात
Continuing the account of digestion, the introduction says the food is moved onward by a propulsive action, and samāna vāyu is needed for this and to keep the food moist; its actions of…
Principle
Vital points (marma)
मर्म (मर्म स्थान) · मर्म
The body is said to have 107 vital points (marma).
Topic
The seats of vāta
वात के स्थान · वात का स्थान
Vāyu, which moves through the whole body, resides especially in the buttocks, waist, groin and private parts; by its nature it carries the doshas and tissues to their places, and when…