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== Applied aspect of upavasa(fasting) ==

<ol style="text-align:justify;"><li style="font-weight:bold">Diagnosis of disease: <br/><span style="font-weight:normal">The desire to fast may be used as a diagnostic criterion forvataocclusion by excessive kapha dosha. [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 28/63]</span></li>

<li>In management of disease:</li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">In management of disease:</li>

<ul><li>Fever (jwararoga) [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 3/139],</li>

<li>Blood vitiation (raktajaroga) [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 24/18]</li>

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<li>Akshiroga, Udararoga, Pratishyaya, Vrana<ref>Vaidya Lakshmipati Shastri. Yogaratnakar with Vidyotini Hindi Commentary (uttarardha:netra roga Chikitsa verse no.3 ).Varnasi;Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthana;Fifth Edition;p.361</ref></li>

<li>Fasting can improve or even cure diseases related to cardiovascular system, circulatory system, digestive system, locomotor system (ex. rheumatism), respiratory system (ex. asthma)</li></ul>

<li style="font-weight:bold">In the preservation of health:</li>

<ul><li>To maintain equilibrium of dosha in body, wintertime is favorable for fasting (hemanta and shishira). [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 22/24]</li>

<li>Upavasa should be practiced on a regular interval in obese people to remove toxic metabolic products (ama).</li></ul>

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 == Applied aspect of upavasa(fasting) ==
 <ol style="text-align:justify;"><li style="font-weight:bold">Diagnosis of disease: <br/><span style="font-weight:normal">The desire to fast may be used as a diagnostic criterion forvataocclusion by excessive kapha dosha. [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 28/63]</span></li>
-<li>In management of disease:</li>
+<li style="font-weight:bold">In management of disease:</li>
 <ul><li>Fever (jwararoga) [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 3/139],</li>
 <li>Blood vitiation (raktajaroga) [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 24/18]</li>
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 <li>Akshiroga, Udararoga, Pratishyaya, Vrana<ref>Vaidya Lakshmipati Shastri. Yogaratnakar with Vidyotini Hindi Commentary (uttarardha:netra roga Chikitsa verse no.3 ).Varnasi;Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthana;Fifth Edition;p.361</ref></li>
 <li>Fasting can improve or even cure diseases related to cardiovascular system, circulatory system, digestive system, locomotor system (ex. rheumatism), respiratory system (ex. asthma)</li></ul>
+<li style="font-weight:bold">In the preservation of health:</li>
+<ul><li>To maintain equilibrium of dosha in body, wintertime is favorable for fasting (hemanta and shishira). [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 22/24]</li>
+<li>Upavasa should be practiced on a regular interval in obese people to remove toxic metabolic products (ama).</li></ul>
 </ol>