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===== Management of ''vata'' at different sites ===== | ===== Management of ''vata'' at different sites ===== | ||
Treatment of disorders of vata, when located in different sites, habitat ( | Treatment of disorders of ''vata'', when located in different sites, habitat (''sthana'') is more important in comparison to the invaded (''agantu'') '''dosha''' e.g in ''koshthagata vata, koshtha'' is given preference in treatment, and so ''kshara'' is used which helps in digestion (''pachana''). But when ''vata'' is located in ''pakvashaya'' or ''guda'' which is ''vatasthana, udavartahara'' treatment is selected, which includes ''vata anulomana, basti, varti'' etc. In ''amashayagata vata, shodhana'' in the form of ''vamana'' is done. | ||
''Hridaya anna'' (favourite food) is typically indicated in ''tvakgata vata'' because, rūkṣatā in tvak is a result of rasakṣaya caused by overworrying.<ref>Agnivesha, Carakasamhita wtih Ayurveda Dipika commentry Vimanasthāna; 5/13; Dr.Gangasahay pandey (eds.) 6th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan; 2000.</ref> | |||
Bahya | ''Bahya snehana'' in the form of ''abhyanga'' or ''dhara'', etc are very effective in ''asthi'' and ''majjagata vata''. ''Abhyantara snehana'' replenishes ''meda dhatu'' and subsequently ''asthi'' and ''meda''. It is worthy to note the utility of ''tikta ghrita'' in ''asthikshaya''. | ||
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In ''shukrakshaya'' (depletion of ''shukra''), ''harshana'' (pleasure) and ''vrishya annapana'' (aphorodisiac diet) is very useful. <ref>Vagbhata, Astangahrdayam; Shareerasthānam 5/67; BhishagĀcharya Harisastri Paradikara Vaidya (eds.) 9th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia; 2005. P798</ref> | |||
==== Management of ardita (facial palsy) ==== | ==== Management of ardita (facial palsy) ==== | ||