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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.

*Consuming insufficient quantity of food

*Excess intake of food items having dry quality.

*Late-time food consumption

*Suppression and provocation of natural urges.

*Avoidance of sleep at night

*Excess talking in a loud tone

*Excessive application of purificatory therapies

*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>

* ~~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==