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Diet articles and regimen of diet

A case of indigestion in which the undigested food matter acquires a sweet taste is called chymous (or mucous) indigestion (Amajirna), that in which the undigested food acquires an acid taste in the stomach is called Vidagdha indigestion. The form in which the food matter brought down into the Stomach is partially or irregularly…

Knowledge of liquid substances

Undigested honey is more painful, or gives rise to a greater discomfort than all other undigested substances in the stomach, more so because internal fermentation and use of hot water, which are usually resorted to in a case of deranged digestion, can not be used in a case of undigested honey retained in the stomach, o…

The therapeutics of Abdominal Piles (arshas-cikitsa)

…, discolored emaciated, low-spirited and suffers from excessive formation and stasis of flatus, urine and feces. He suffers from gravel and calculus and from constipation and diarrhea irregularly. He passes digested and undigested matter in his stools; he passes dry or loose stools and now and then he passes stools which are colored, white, yellowish-white, green, yellow, red, dusky red, thin, thick, slimy and smelling like a corpse and consisting of undigested fecal matter. He suffers from severe griping pain in umbilical, hypo-gastr…

‘The Continuation of one’s Lineage (jatisutriya)

25. If menstruation occurs as the result of indigestion, then very often an abortion of the fetus cannot be averted, because the two disorders (abnormal menstrual disorder and indigestion) call for mutually opposed treatments.

The therapeutics of Fever (jvara-cikitsa)

133-135½. The following are the symptoms of this immature stage of fever—-anorexia, indigestion, heaviness in the abdomen, congested condition of the chest, torpor, lassitude, high unremitting fever, stoppage of the. excretory functions, salivation, nausea, loss of hunger, bad taste in the mouth, stiffness, numbness and heaviness of the limbs, excessive micturition, undigested stools and absence of em…

The therapeutics of Abdominal Disease (udara-cikitsa)

…e abdomen and accumulation of fluid. It manifests signs and symptoms indicative of the nature of the predominant morbid humors. The patient passes stools colored red [???uish] or yellowish and which is [sli????king] and undigested. He is afflicted with hiccup, dyspnea, cough, thirst, urinary disorders, anorexia, indigestion and prostration. This is to be known as abdominal disease [udara] due to perforative peritonitis.

The therapeutics of Assimilation disorders (grahani-dosha-cikitsa)

42-44. By abstinence from food, indigestion, over-eating, irregular eating, taking unwholesome, heavy, cold, excessively dry and putrid articles of diet, by wrongful effects of purgation, emesis and oleation, by emaciation consequent upon disease or the incompatibility of country, clime or season or by the suppression of the natural urges, the gastri…

The therapeutics of Diarrhea (atisara-cikitsa)

5-(2). Its signs and symptoms are—the patinet [patient?] passes stools that are slimy, that contain undigested matter, that are flowing and that sink when put into water, which are dry and liquid, attended with pain, smelling like putrid flesh and are passed with or without sounds and accompanied with retention of urine and flatus. The Vata, lodged in the alimentary tract, getting obstructed moves obliquely making gu…

The Fivefold Purificatory Therapy (panchakarma-siddhi)

…ns and specially in persons Buffering from coryza, dermatosis, recent fever, consumption, cough, dyspnea, spasm of the throat, deradenoncus, elephantiasis, urinary disorders, weakness of gastric fire, antagonistic diet, indigestion, acute intestinal irritation; intestinal torpor, acute poisoning, chronic poisoning, poisonous bites or licks or stings; hemothermia affecting the lower region, ptyalism, (piles), nausea, anorexia, indigestion, scrofula, epilepsy, insanity, diarrhea, edema, anemia, stomatitis, galactic disorders and disorde…

The Quest for Longevity (dirgha-jivita)

…upper and lower parts of the gastrointestinal tract, in evacuative and unctuous enemata and in inunction. They are used also as food, as errhine, in operative work, as suppository, as collyrium, in friction massage, in indigestion, in constipation, in disorders of vata and gulma, in colic, and in abdominal diseases. Thus has been described the use of salts.

The Seeds of Rough chaff (apamarga-tanduliya)

22. The gruel prepared with atees and dry ginger and acidified should be used in dysentery accompanied with undigested matter in the stools. The gruel prepared with small caltrops and yellow-berried night-shade is given with liquid gur in dysuria.

The Salutary and the Unsalutary influences of Vata

11. These consequences are digestion and indigestion; vision and loss of vision; the normality and abnormality of temperature; the healthy and the diseased look; intrepidity and fear, anger and delight, confusion and lucidity, and such other pairs of opposite qualities.”

Oleation Therapy (Sneha)

59. Pallor, heaviness, dullness, undigested condition of stools, torpor, anorexia and retching are the signs of over-oleation.

The Fully Equipped Physician (Cikitsa-prabhrita)

13-16. Indigestion, anorexia, corpulence, anemia, heaviness, exhaustion, pimples, wheals, pruritus, malaise, indolence, fatigue, debility, fetor, flabbiness, precipitation of Kapha and Pitta, insomnia, hypersomnia, torpor, impotency, dullness of understanding, evil dreams, and loss of vigor and color in spite of impletion thr…

The diseases of the head (shiroroga) and of the heart (hridroga)

53-54 In a condition where Vata is decreased, and Pitta and Kapha are increased, the increased Pitta and Kapha, spreading together in the body, produce anorexia, indigestion, asthenia, heaviness, nausea, salivation, anemia, burning, intoxication, irregularity of bowels and irregularity of gastric fire.

The Eight Abdominal affections (udara-roga)

…hemothermia (Lohita-pitta—lohitapitta), two of fever (jvara), two of wounds (Vrana—vraṇa), two of convulsions (Ayama—āyāma), two of sciatica (Gridhrasi—gṛdhrasi), two of jaundice (Kamala—kāmala), two of chyme disorder (Ama—āma), two of rheumatic condition (Vatarakta—vātarakta), two of piles (Arsha—arśa);

The Pathology of Fever (jvara-nidana)

…stringent taste in the mouth; disgeusia; dryness of mouth, palate and throat; thirst; cardiac spasm; dry vomit; dry cough; suppression of sneezing and eructations; aversion for all tastes and salivation; inappetence and indigestion; depression, yawning, -flexion of the body, tremors, exhaustion, giddiness, delirium, insomnia, horripilation and setting the teeth on edge; craving for hot things; nonhomologation to the causative factors of disease and homologation to what is antagonistic to the etiological factors. These are the symptoms…

The Pathology of Hemothermia (raktapitta-nidana)

7.The complications in this condition are debility, anorexia indigestion, dyspnea, cough, fever, diarrhea, edema, emaciation, anemia and cacophonia.

Anomalies of Urinary Secretion (prameha-nidana)

48. The complications of the urinary disorders are: thirst, diarrhea, fever, burning, debility, anorexia, indigestion, putrefaction, sloughing, and inflammatory swelling such as dry gangrene, abscesses etc., due to the prolonged existence of the condition.

The Pathology of Consumption (shosha-nidana)

…s the flow of Kapha and Pitta, afflicts the sides, grinds down the shoulders and muffles the voice; precipitating the Kapha, it fills the head with Kapha; afflicting the joints, it causes body-aches as also anorexia and indigestion; and by reason of the precipitation of Pitta and Kapha aud of Vata, it gives rise to fever, cough, dyspnea, loss of voice and coryza. In consequence of the persistent cough, the lungs having become injured, the patient spits blood; and from the loss of blood thus occasioned, he becomes weak.

Canal do alimento

…intomas como Tikta Amla Udgara (arroto amargo e azedo), Hrit Kantha Daha (sensação de queimação na garganta e no peito), Aruchi (perda de paladar), Hrillasa (palpitação), Uthklesha (náusea), Avipaka (indigestão) etc., podem ser diagnosticados como casos de Amlapitta.

Canal do plasma

Poliartrite associada à rigidez e sintomas associados de Ama, como Angamarda (dor generalizada no corpo), Aruchi (anorexia), Trushna (aumento da sede), Alasya (lassidão), Gaurava (peso no corpo), Jwara (febre), Apaka (capacidade digestiva lenta) e Shunata Anganam (inchaço de articulação específica ou generalizado), constipação e poliúria. Raramente a doen…

Canal do sangue

Kamala (icterícia) é a descoloração amarelada da pele e mucosas associadas a queixas como anorexia, mal-estar, indigestão, com ou sem aumento palpável do fígado.

Canal da gordura

…geral + IMC > 25 com algumas das seguintes características • Início recente de diabetes (< 2 anos). • Ingestão excessiva de doces e dieta calórica. • Hábito de comer mais calorias que o necessário. • Indigestão, sintomas recorrentes predominantes no GIT superior no trato respiratório. Pitta Pramehi: Critérios de diagnóstico geral + IMC > 18 e < 25 com com algumas das seguintes características: • Início não tão recente da diabetes (2-6 anos). • Dieta excessivamente picante e salgada. • Hábito ali…

Desordens de Vata

…omer tarde (Pramitashana), comer excessivamente sem deixar a digestão acontecer adequadamente (Adhyashana), alimentos incompatíveis (Virudhashana). Toda dieta que habitualmente leva a constipação e a indigestão deve ser restrita.