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Condition
Tremor disorder (kampavata)
कम्पवात (कंपन रोग) · कम्पवात
Condition
Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)
कुष्ठ (त्वचा रोग) · कुष्ठ
Kushtha, the second of the major diseases in chapter 11, is said to arise from all the vitiated doshas and to take eighteen forms. The text gives its pathogenesis (wrong conduct or…
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…
Topic
Angagraha and atiyoga after enema: signs and treatment
अंगग्रह और अतियोग के लक्षण व चिकित्सा · अंगग्रह, अतियोग लक्षण व चिकित्सा
In a person full of vata, dry by nature or lying improperly, an enema of weak drugs causes hard-to-cure angagraha (stiffness of the limbs) with fatigue, yawning, tremor and other vata…
Principle
Vyana vata
व्यानवायु · व्यान
Vyana vata is said to pervade the whole body and carry out all bodily functions, such as moving the blood and bringing pitta and kapha to their proper places.
Topic
Vyana vata
व्यानवायु
Vyana vata pervades the whole body, moves with many kinds of activity and performs all bodily functions, such as moving the blood and carrying pitta and kapha to their places; aggravated,…