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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 greater consistency to th…

The Salutary and the Unsalutary influences of Vata

…this pronouncement of Badisha, conforming to the truth and approved by the assembly of the sages, the royal sage Varyovida said, “It is all, as your honour has propounded, unexceptionable. Now, as regards the doings of vata moving within bodies and outside bodies, both when excited and when not excited, both when confined in the human body and when at large in the universe, we shall, so far as we are able, give a detailed exposition of them in the light of observation, inference and authoritative instruction, having made our obeisanc…

The therapeutics of Vata Diseases (vatavyadhi-cikitsa)

3. Vayu is life and vitality; Vayu is the supporter of all embodied beings; Vayu is verily the whole universe, and Vayu is the Lord of all. Thus is Vayu extolled.

The therapeutics of Rheumatic Conditions (vata-shonita-cikitsa)

8-11. When the blood gets vitiated consequent upon trauma or the omission of seasonal purification, and the Vata gets provoked by astringent, pungent, bitter, scanty and dry articles of diet or by abstinence from food, or by constant riding on horses or camels or in vehicles drawn by them or by aquatic games, swimming and jumping, by excessive way-faring in summer, by sexual indulgence and in suppression of the natural urges…

Questions concerning wounds

…one sheet 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, w…

Diagnosis of diseases of nervous system

The vital Vayu becomes enraged or agitated by excessive riding on horses, camels or elephants, or through the lifting or carrying of great weights, etc., or by an inordinate indulgence in things which are possessed of the specific virtue of enraging or aggravating that vital principle. On the other hand, an over-indulgence in su…

The Origin of Man and Disease (Purusha-samjnaka)

…purgatives; the rough chaff among those that are errhines; the embelia among the anthelmintics; the Shirisha [śirīṣa] among antidotes; the catechu among dermic remedies; Indian groundsel among those that are curative of Vata; the emblic myrobalan among those that are rejuvenators; the chebulic myrobalan among wholesome articles; the root of the castor-oil plant among those that promote virility and alleviate Vata; the root of long pepper among digestive stimulants, that are digestive and curative of constipation; the root of white-flo…

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

9-10½. In the woman of Vata-habitus, the Vata gets greatly increased by Vata-inducing diet and behaviour, then gets localised in the gynecic organs and produces local pain and pricking sensation, rigidity, formication, roughness, numbness, exhaustion and various other disorders resulting from Vata. The menstrual discharge will be attended wi…

Knowledge of liquid substances

…ent. They pacify the deranged Kapha and Pitta. The oils of the Tuvaraka and Bhallataka are heat-making, sweet and astringent, and leave a bitter after-taste. They prove curative in diseases due to the action of deranged Vayu and Kapha, as well as in obesity, Meha, cutaneous affections, and intestinal worms, and cleanse the system both by their emetic and purgative actions. The Oils obtained from the piths (Sara) of such trees as, Sarala, Devadaru, Gandira, Shinshapa and Aguru, are bitter, pungent and astringent in their tastes, and ac…

The Major List of Diseases (maharoga)

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

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.

Desordens de Vata

Sandhigata Vata é o tipo de patogenia envolvida em várias condições de doença que afetam as articulações, por exemplo osteoartrite reumatóide, artrite etc., e causa dor nas articulações afetadas.1

The Pathology of Dermatosis (kushtha-nidana)

5-(1). When Vata and other humors get provoked and vitiate the four body-elements such as skin etc,, if Vata is predominant, there results Kapala dermatosis (kushtha) and if Kapha is predominant Mandala dermatosis is the result. When both Vata, and Pitta are predominant, the Rishyajihva [ṛṣyajihva] type of dermatosis is the result…

Nosology (roganika-vimana)

16 -(1). If a person of the Vata habitus who is given to indulgence in Vata-provoking things, the Vata is really aggravated; not so the other two humors Thus exacerbated, the Vata afflicts its victim’s body with the disorders mentioned and impairs his strength, complexion ease and span of life.

The therapeutics of Diarrhea (atisara-cikitsa)

5-(1). In the present days, in a person of Vata habitus, the Vata gets provoked by excessive exposure to wind and sun, by over-exertion, by dry, scanty and late meals, daily indulgence in strong wine and the sexual act and the suppression of peristaltic movement of natural urges, the gastric fire gets impaired and the provoked Vata, consequent upon the impairme…

The Fivefold Purificatory Therapy (panchakarma-siddhi)

…d hungry. In persons broken down by constant labour, loadlifting and way-faring, and those weakened by constant fasting, sexual indulgence, study, exercise and thinking, owing to their ununctuous condition there will be Vata-provocation, hemorrhage, or ulceration; in cases of gravida, there may be [? complications?] of pregnancy, abortion of the immature fetus and the incidence of severe diseases. In the case of delicate persons, consequent upon the strain on the stomach, there may be excessive hemorrhage through the upper or lower ch…

Disorders affecting the Three Vital Regions in the body (trimarma-sddhi)

7-(1). Now these vital centres require to be protected particularly from the morbid effects of Vata, for it is the Vata morbidity that serves as the causative factor for the arousing of Pitta and Kapha morbidity, and it is Vata that is likewise the root of lifeprocesses. This Vata is best treated by the enema procedure. Hence is it that among measures calculated to safeguard the health of the vital organs, there…

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

…apha becomes a vitiated element. It is said to be the vital essence of the body when normal, while it is described to be the source of ailment when morbid. All the life-activities of the body are performed by the normal Vata which is said to be the very life of living beings. Diseases are caused by that very Vata when morbidized and even the cessation of life is caused by such Vata.

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) Ka…

The Pathology of Gulma (gulma-nidana)

6. When a person of Vata habitus, being emaciated by any of the emaciating conditions viz., fever, vomiting, purgation and diarrhea, takes Vata-provoking food or excessively cold things in abundance, or takes emesis and purgation without previously taking oleation, or tries to vomit forcibly without inclination for vomiting, or suppresses…

The Pathology of Consumption (shosha-nidana)

…se at full speed or gets injured or carries out any other form of exercise of a similar description either in a faulty or extravagant manner, then by the inordinate character of such activity his chest gets injured. The Vata spreads all over the injured area of the chest. Getting localised there, it gathers the Kapha which is in that region and vitiates the Pitta and then over-runs the whole system, upward, downward and sideways. That part of the morbid Vata which spreads in the body-joints produces in the patient yawning, bodyaches a…

Canal da respiração

Prana Vayu obstruido no trato respiratório, por variadas razões, toma a direção para cima, e sai com força, fazendo um som específico. Esse som se chama Kasa. Diferentes tipos de Kasa • Características clínicas comuns: Kasa Pravritti - Suksha ou Sakapha (tosse - seca ou com muco). Kasa dependendo dos seus…

Canal do plasma

Linha de tratamento geral para Ama e Vata.

Canal do plasma

…arshana Phanta 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 P…

Canal do sangue

Ekakushtha é uma entre onze Kshudra Kushta com predominância de Vata e Kapha, que é caracterizado por placas prateadas parecidas com escamas de peixe, que podem estar associadas a coceira, e tem a tendência de se espalhar por todo o corpo. Pode ser correlacionado com psoríase. Junto com hábitos alimentares inadequados, estresse psicológico também desempenha um p…

Canal da gordura

…(2-6 anos). • Dieta excessivamente picante e salgada. • Hábito alimentar moderado. • Acidez predominante, sintomas recorrentes predominantes no GIT superior e infecções do trato urinário recorrente. Vata Pramehi: Critérios gerais de diagnóstico + IMC < 18 com com algumas das seguintes características: • Diabetes crônica (> 6 anos). • Dieta seca e de baixo teor nutricional. • Hábito alimentar escasso.

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.

Canal da mente

Linha geral de tratamento prescrito para Vata Vyadhi e Manasaroga.

Canal urinário

Os distúrbios de Mutravaha Srotasa têm semelhança com a descrição dos distúrbios urológicos na linguagem moderna. O Vata viciado fica alojado entre a bexiga e reto, produz inchaço duro como pedra, ou seja, o aumento do tecido prostático.

Canal menstrual

Vata agravado devido a obstrução ou depleção é a principal causa de Kashtartava, portanto, o tratamento é direcionado para a remoção da obstrução por medidas médicas/cirúrgicas ou para nutrição os Dhatus. A seguir os princípios:

Desordens de Vata

Avabahuka é uma Vatavyadhi causada por agravamento de Vata em ‘Amsamoola’ (ombro) levando a restrição do movimento do ombro. Amsashosha (atrofia muscular ao redor da articulação do ombro) é uma característica típica do Avabahuka em longo prazo. O paciente sente dificuldade em levantar o ombro, com ou sem dor. Condições clínicas como capsulite adesiva d…

Desordens de Vata

Katigraha é definida como uma dor aguda ou crônica na região lombo-sacral com rigidez. Existem duas apresentações clínicas, Upastambhi Vata e Anupastambhi Vata.

Desordens de Vata

Gridhrasi é um Vatavyadhi caracterizado por agravamento de Vata que aflige os Kandara / Snayu de membros inferiores. É caracterizado por dor severa que irradia da parte inferior das costas para o glúteo, posterior da coxa, joelho, panturrilha e dorso do pé, de qualquer um ou de ambos os lados dos membros inferiores. A condição torna difícil levantar a perna…

Desordens de Vata

Pakshghata é definido como perda de funções motoras e/ou sensoriais em qualquer um dos lados do corpo, causado por Vata viciado, afetando Sira e Snayu localizados na Moordha do lado contralateral. [Já que paralisia facial (exceto Paralisia de Bell) normalmente acompanha a paralisia; casos com Ardita também são considerados aqui com o propósito de melhor compreensão enquanto tratamento.]

Desordens de Vata

Vatarakta é uma doença de Vata e Rakta agravados. A maior parte dos distúrbios de colágeno vascular ou de tecido conjuntivo vêm sob o amplo contexto de Vatarakta.

Cabeça e pescoço

…al 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.