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Following are the general causative factors of ''gulma'':
Following are the general causative factors of ''gulma'':


*Excessive excretion of feces, kapha and pitta or due to pressure exerted by their excessive aggravation,   
*Excessive excretion of feces, ''kapha'' and ''pitta'' or due to pressure exerted by their excessive aggravation,   
*Suppression of downward natural urges (like faeces, flatus and urine),  
*Suppression of downward natural urges (like feces, flatus and urine),  
*Physical trauma,  
*Physical trauma,  
*By excessive pressure (on abdomen),  
*By excessive pressure (on abdomen),  
*By taking food articles and drinks having excessive dry property,  
*By taking food articles and drinks having excessive dry property,  
Excessive grief,  
*Excessive grief,  
Improper implementation of panchakarma procedures,  
*Improper implementation of [[Panchakarma]] procedures,  
Excessive wrongful body activities,  
*Excessive wrongful body activities,  
Due to the above mentioned factors vata gets aggravated in koshtha i.e. thoraco-abdominal cavity (4-5).
 
Due to the above mentioned factors ''vata'' gets aggravated in ''koshtha'' i.e. thoraco-abdominal cavity [4-5]


==== General Pathogenesis of gulma ====
==== General Pathogenesis of gulma ====