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Principle
Udana vata
उदानवायु · उदान
Udana vata is said to reside in the head and, in health, to set singing, speech and laughter going.
Topic
Udana vata
उदानवायु
Udana vata resides in the head and sets singing, speech and laughter going; aggravated by its own causes it produces diseases of the parts above the collarbones, such as the throat, mouth,…
Condition
Nasal blockage (nasapratinaha)
नाक बंद होना · नासाप्रतिनाह
Udana vata with excessive kapha fills and blocks the nasal passage; treated quickly with medicated smoke, nasal drops and uttarabasti.
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.
Topic
Signs and treatment of nasal blockage
नासाप्रतिनाह के लक्षण और चिकित्सा · नासाप्रतिनाह लक्षण व चिकित्सा
Udana vata with greatly aggravated kapha fills and blocks the nasal passage (nasapratinaha); it is overcome quickly with medicated smoke, nasal drops and uttarabasti, which the commentary…
Condition
Udavarta (upward movement of vata)
उदावर्त
Udavarta is the upward turning of wind, faeces, urine and the like when natural urges are held back: provoked apana rises into udana. Seven kinds are named by the urge held back, and all…
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
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…