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Diet articles and regimen of diet

(We may describe the general properties of fruits by saying that) they are acid in taste and heavy of digestion, heat-making in their potencies, (expectorant) of (Kapha), generate Pitta and subdue the Vayu. Of the fruits enumerated in the above list the Dadima leaves an astringent after-taste and does not generate the Pitta to an inordinate degree.[2] It acts as an appetiser, brings on flesh and a relish for food, is palatable to the taste, and tends to constipate the bowels by (imparting a grea…

Questions concerning wounds

…of water; so the deranged humours, sometimes singly, sometimes in combination with two or all of their species, or in unison with blood, expand and over-run the organism in all directions. As for example, the Vayu, the Pitta, the Kapha and the blood are singly expanded, whereas the bi-humoural expansions involve the simultaneous overflow of the two deranged humours, or of any deranged humour and blood, as the Vayu and Pitta, Vayu and Kapha, Vayu and blood, Pitta and blood, and Kapha and blood. The tri-humoural expansions, which invol…

The Origin of Man and Disease (Purusha-samjnaka)

…ts; salt among appetizers; acid juices (fruit etc.) among cordials; the flesh of the cock or hen among promoters of strength; the semen of the alligator among virilifics; honey among those that are curative of Kapha and Pitta; ghee among those that allay Vata and Pitta; the oil of til among those that allay Vata and Kapha; the procedure of emesis among those that allay Kapha; purgation among those that allay Pitta; enema among those that allay Vata; sudation among those that soften the body; exercise among those that make for firmness…

The Major List of Diseases (maharoga)

15-(1). In all the above mentioned Pitta-disorders and in those not mentioned too, the experts will make an undoubted diagnosis of Pitta-discordance in a particular organ, by observing all or some of the innate qualities of Pitta or the modified effects of the action of Pitta on the body.

Nosology (roganika-vimana)

17-(1). Similarly, in the Pitta patient who is given to the indulgence of Pitta-provoking things, the Pitta is readily aggravated; not so the other two humors. Thus exacerbated, the Pitta afflicts its victim’s body with the disorders mentioned, tending to impair his strength, complexion, ease and his span of life.

The therapeutics of Diarrhea (atisara-cikitsa)

6-(1). In a person of Pitta habitus, Pitta gets provoked by excessive use of acid, salt, pungent, alkaline, hot and acute articles of diet, by the impairment of the body by the strong effects of long exposure to fire, sun heat and hot winds. By the effects of strong emotions of anger and envy too, the Pitta gets provoked. The provoked Pitta…

Thermal cautery

The blood of a man is agitated and made hot by fire, and the blood thus heated tends to excite or causes it to raise the bile. And since fire and bile (Pitta) are similar in their taste, essence, effect, potency and natal factors, the effects of Pitta (burning sensation etc.), are naturally aggravated and augmented through a contact with fire. Blisters or vesicles crop up in rapid succession and mark the seat of burning, and fever, thirs…

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

51-52. In a condition where Vata is decreased, Pitta is normal and Kapha is increased, if the increased Kapha obstructs Pitta, it causes lowering of the gastric fire, stiffness of the head, excessive sleep, torpor, delirium, cardiac disorders (hridroga), heaviness of limbs, icteric tinge of nails etc., and spitting of mucus and bile.

The Eight Abdominal affections (udara-roga)

4-(4c.) The five varieties of thirst are those due to (1) Vata, (2) Pitta, (3) chyme-disorder, (4) wasting and (5) secondary complications. The Five varieties of vomiting are those due to (1) contact of repulsive articles, (2) provoked Vata, (3) Pitta, (4) Kapha, (5) and tridiscordance. The five varieties of disinclination for food are those due to (1) Vata, (2) Pitta, (3) Kapha, (4) t…

The group of Fruits (Phala)

stimulant, unctuous, hot, cordial and not antagonistic to Kapha and Pitta. The promegranate which is dry and acid is provocative of Pitta and Vata. The sweet one is curative of Pitta. So the best pomegranate is the first described.

The Pathology of Fever (jvara-nidana)

17. Now, indeed fever (jvara) appears in the human body owing to eight factors They are Vata, Pitta, Kapha Vata cum-Pitta, Vata-cum-Kapha, and Vata, Pitta aud Kapha combined, the exogenous one being the eighth cause.

The Pathology of Consumption (shosha-nidana)

…charge of the blood, the joints become loosened, dryness is induced and the body is further weakened and the Vata becomes provoked. Being thus exacerbated, it (the Vāta) sweeps through the vacuous body, and arousing the Pitta and Kapha it dries up the flesh and blood, causes 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 precipitatio…

The Pathology of Epilepsy (apasmara-nidana)

…ness, stertorous breathing, tossing on the ground, green, yellow or coppery coloration of nails, eyes, face and skin, visual aura of blood-smeared, fierce terrifying, blazing and angry-looking forms, non-homologation to Pitta-causing factors, and homologation to those which are antagonistic to Pitta- The persons afflicted with these symptoms should be known to be suffering from epilepsy of the Pitta type.

The therapeutics of Fever (jvara-cikitsa)

171-171½. Laxation will eliminate. Pitta or Kapha-Pitta lodged in the habitat or the Pitta, while enemata will eliminate all the three kinds of morbid matter lodged in the colon.

The therapeutics of Urinary disorders (prameha-cikitsa)

37. On ascertaining whether it is in the wake of Kapha or of Pitta that Vata has appeared as a sequel, the physician has to make the proper choice as regards the unctuous adjuvant to be used; in the case of Kapha, oil prepared with decoctions alleviattve of the Kapha type of urinary disorders [prameha] is to be used while in the case of Pitta, ghee prepared with decoctions allev…

The therapeutics of Toxicosis (visha-cikitsa)

29. If a patient is of Pitta habitus and the poison affects the seat of Pitta, there will be marked symptoms of Pitta and only slight symptoms of Kapha and Vata. They are—thirst, cough, fever, vomiting, prostration, burning, darkness of vision and diarrhea etc.

The therapeutics of Gynecic Disorders (yoni-vyapad-cikitsa)

63-63½. Affusions, inunctions and tampons, for the Pitta-afflicted gynecic organs, should be done with cool and Pitta-curative articles; and ghee should be used for oleation. (All the remedies prepared with drugs curative of Pitta, should be used by the physician),

The Enema consisting of the Prasrita measure (prasritayoga-siddhi)

30. If fecal matter and blood, or bile and fecal matter, or blood and bile, or fecal matter and blood and bile, are found mutually associated in the conditions of diarrhea, the treatment consists in the administration of an enema prepared of the drugs of the astringent, sweet and bitter groups.

Prognosis of wounds

An ulcer emits a pungent, sharp, or fishy smell under the respective influences of the deranged Vayu, Pitta and Kapha. An ulcer, deranged by the action of the vitiated blood, emits a smell like that of iron (Loha-gandhi), while one, originated through the concerted action of the deranged humours, emits a smell characterised by the distinctive features of each of them. On the other hand, an ulcer, due to the joint actio…

Knowledge of taste etc of drugs

…ice of sugar-cane, though possessed of a sweet taste, tends to augment or aggravate the deranged Vayu owing to its cooling potency. The drug Pippali, though a pungent substance in itself, proves soothing to the deranged Pitta, owing to its mild and cooling potency. Similarly, an amalaka fruit, though acid in taste, and Saindhava, though saline, respectively tend to pacify the deranged Pitta. The drug Kakamachi, though of a bitter taste, and fish, though sweet, respectively aggravate the Pitta, owing to their thermogenetic potency. Sim…

Canal do plasma

…a 50ml Antes da refeição / 1 semana Água Churna6 3 vezes por dia morna Jwaramurari Rasa Vati 125-250mg Antes da refeição / 1-2 Água / 3 vezes por dia semanas Madhu Vataja Pittaja Kaphaja Vata-Pittaja Pitta – Vata - Shleshmaja Shleshmaja Guduchyadi Patoladi Chaturbhadra Chandanadi Kantakaryadi Dashamula Kwatha Kwatha Avaleha Kwatha Kwatha Kwatha Drakshadi Duralabhadi Nimbadi Guduchyadhi Nagaradi Pippalyadi Kwatha Kwatha Kwatha Kwatha Kwatha Kwatha Rasnadi Vasadi Abhayadi Bharangadi Patoladi Panch…

Canal do plasma

Pandu é uma doença de predominância Pittaja que apresenta os seguintes sinais e sintomas: 1. Depleção das funções dos Dhatus em que Pitta está viciado 2. Kshaya deVarna, Bala, Sneha e outras propriedades de Ojas 3. Raktalpata 4. Alpa Meda 5. Debilidade dos principais Karmendriya e Jnanendriya 6. Descoloração Classificação de Pandu Roga: 5 tipos: Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja, Sannipataja, Mridbhakshanaja Diagnóstico diferencial de Pa…

Canal do sangue

Kamala é uma doença de Pitta Dosha que envolve Yakrit, caracterizada por uma descoloração amarelada da pele, esclera, urina, fezes, outras partes do corpo e membranas mucosas. Ela pode ser correlacionada com icterícia.

Canal da gordura

…s (< 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 alimentar moderado. • Acidez predominante, sintomas recorrentes predominantes no GIT supe…

Canal da mente

Anidra é o distúrbio do sono causado por Vata e Pitta agravado. É caracterizado por dificuldade em adormecer na hora de dormir, acordar à noite e ter dificuldade de voltar a dormir, levando à fadiga diurna e perda de concentração.

Cabeça e pescoço

…iza, espirros, peso na cabeça, secreção nasal espessa e branca, perda de apetite, coceira no nariz e nos olhos são as apresentações clínicas1. De acordo com Acharya Sushruta a condição em que Kapha / Pitta / Rakta Dosha se movem na direção de Vata Dosha se chama Pratishyaya2. Obviamente a definição reitera o significado de Vata Dosha na causa da doença Pratishyaya. Em outras palavras, Vata Dosha é o principal dosha cujo equlíbrio deve ser mantido para a prevenção/tratamento de Pratishyaya.