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Aggravating factors of vata dosha lead to hemiplegia. These include following:

· Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.

* Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.

· Consuming insufficient quantity of food

* Consuming insufficient quantity of food

· Excess intake of food items having dry quality.

* Excess intake of food items having dry quality.

· Late-time food consumption

* Late-time food consumption

· Suppression and provocation of natural urges.

* Suppression and provocation of natural urges.

· Avoidance of sleep at night

* Avoidance of sleep at night

· Excess talking in a loud tone

* Excess talking in a loud tone

· Excessive application of purificatory therapies

* Excessive application of purificatory therapies

· Fear, grief, excessive thinking

* Fear, grief, excessive thinking

· Excess exercise and sexual intercourse beyond one’s capacity. [A. Hri.Nidana Sthana 1/14-15]<ref name=":0">Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 2000.</ref>

* Excess exercise and sexual intercourse beyond one’s capacity. [A. Hri.Nidana Sthana 1/14-15]<ref name=":0">Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 2000.</ref>

· Injury to vital organs (marmaghata)

* Injury to vital organs (marmaghata)

· Untreated chronic inflammations or infections

* Untreated chronic inflammations or infections

==Clinical features==

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 Aggravating factors of vata dosha lead to hemiplegia. These include following:
-·      Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.
+ *     Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.
-·      Consuming insufficient quantity of food
+ *      Consuming insufficient quantity of food
-·      Excess intake of food items having dry quality.
+ *      Excess intake of food items having dry quality.
-·      Late-time food consumption
+ *     Late-time food consumption
-·      Suppression and provocation of natural urges.
+ *     Suppression and provocation of natural urges.
-·      Avoidance of sleep at night
+ *     Avoidance of sleep at night
-·      Excess talking in a loud tone
+ *     Excess talking in a loud tone
-·      Excessive application of purificatory therapies
+ *     Excessive application of purificatory therapies
-·      Fear, grief, excessive thinking
+ *    Fear, grief, excessive thinking
-·      Excess exercise and sexual intercourse beyond one’s capacity. [A. Hri.Nidana Sthana 1/14-15]<ref name=":0">Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 2000.</ref>
+ *   Excess exercise and sexual intercourse beyond one’s capacity. [A. Hri.Nidana Sthana 1/14-15]<ref name=":0">Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 2000.</ref>
-·      Injury to vital organs (marmaghata)
+ *    Injury to vital organs (marmaghata)
-·      Untreated chronic inflammations or infections
+ *     Untreated chronic inflammations or infections
 ==Clinical features==