Fiszki w tym zestawie (92)

• What are the Sthavara Sneha Yoni (plant-based sources of lipids)?

  Shloka: तिलः प्रियालाभिषुकौ बिभीतकश्चित्राभयै रण्डमधूकसर्षपाः कुसुम्भबिल्वारुकमूलकातसीनिकोचकाक्षोडकरञ्जशिग्रुकाः||१०||
  Translation: - Tila (Sesame)
  - Priyala
  - Abhiṣuka
  - Bibhītaka
  - Citra
  - Abhaya
  - Eraṇḍa (Castor)
  - Madhūka
  - Sarṣapāḥ (Mustard)
  - Kusumbha
  - Bilva
  - Aruka
  - Mūlaka
  - Atasī (Flaxseed)
  - Nikoca
  - Akṣoḍa
  - Karañja
  - Śigrukāḥ [10]
  ayurveda lipids plant-based
• What are the Jangama Sneha Yoni (animal-based sources of lipids)?

  Shloka: दधि क्षीर घृत मांस वसा मज्जा
  Translation: - Dadhi (Curd)
  - Kṣīra (Milk)
  - Ghṛta (Ghee)
  - Māṁsa (Flesh)
  - Vasā (Muscle fat)
  - Majjā (Bone marrow)
  ayurveda lipids animal-based
• What are the Gunas (qualities) of Ghrita (Ghee)?

  Shloka: घृतं पित्तानिलहरं रसशुक्रौजसां हितम्| निर्वापणं मृदुकरं स्वरवर्णप्रसादनम्||१४||
  Translation: - Alleviates Pitta and Vata
  - Beneficial for Rasa, Shukra, Ojas
  - Relieves burning sensation (निर्वापणं)
  - Softens tissues (मृदुकरं)
  - Improves voice and complexion (स्वरवर्णप्रसादनम्) [14]
  ayurveda qualities ghee
• What are the Gunas (qualities) of Tila Taila (Sesame Oil)?

  Shloka: मारुतघ्नं न च श्लेष्म वर्धनं बलवर्धनम्| त्वच्यमुष्णं स्थिरकरं तैलं योनिविशोधनम्||१५||
  Translation: - Alleviates vitiated Vata
  - Does not aggravate Kapha, improves strength
  - Beneficial for skin (त्वच्यं)
  - Ushna virya (hot potency)
  - Increases stability (स्थिरकरं)
  - Purifies/cleanses vagina/uterus (योनिविशोधनम्) [15]
  ayurveda qualities sesame_oil
• What are the Gunas (qualities) of Vasa (Muscle Fat)?

  Shloka: विद्धभग्नाहतभ्रष्ट योनिकर्णशिरोरुजि| पौरुषोपचये स्नेहे व्यायामे चेष्यते वसा||१६||
  Translation: - Heals punctured wounds, fractures, accidental trauma, prolapsed vagina, ear/head pain
  - Enhances virility (पौरुषोपचये)
  - Useful for oleation and physical exertion (व्यायामे) [16]
  ayurveda qualities muscle_fat
• What are the Gunas (qualities) of Majja (Bone Marrow)?

  Shloka: बलशुक्ररसश्लेष्म मेदोमज्जविवर्धनः| मज्जा विशेषतोऽस्थ्नां च बलकृत् स्नेहने हितः||१७||
  Translation: - Improves strength, Semen, Rasa, Kapha, Meda, Majja
  - Strengthens bones (अस्थ्नां बलकृत्)
  - Useful for oleation (स्नेहने हितः) [17]
  ayurveda qualities bone_marrow
• What are the 24 types of Sneha Pravicharana (modes of lipid administration)?

  Shloka: ओदनश्च विलेपी च रसो मांसं पयो दधि
  यवागूः सूपशाकौ च यूषः काम्बलिकः खडः
  सक्तवस्तिलपिष्टं च मद्यं लेहास्तथैव च
  भक्ष्यमभ्यञ्जनं बस्ति तथैव चोत्तरबस्तयः
  गण्डूषः कर्णतैलं च नस्तःकर्णाक्षितर्पणम्
  चतुर्विंशतिरित्येताः स्नेहस्य प्रविचारणाः||२३-२५||
  Translation: 1. Odana (boiled rice)
  2. Vilepi (thick gruel)
  3. Mamsa rasa (meat soup)
  4. Paya (milk)
  5. Dadhi (curd)
  6. Yavagu (gruel)
  7. Shaka (soup of leafy vegetables)
  8. Yusha (pulse soup)
  9. Kambalika (sesame with curd, oil, salt, etc.)
  10. Khada (cooked butt)
  ayurveda lipid_administration modes
• What are the signs of inadequate oleation (Asamyak Snigdha Lakshana)?

  • Hard, dry stools
  • Improper movement of Vayu
  • Soft digestion
  • Roughness and dryness
  ayurveda oleation
• What are the signs of proper oleation (Samyak Snigdha Lakshana)?

  • Proper movement of Vata
  • Strong digestive fire
  • Soft, non-hard stools
  • Softness and unctuousness in body
  ayurveda oleation
• What are the signs of excessive oleation (Ati Snigdha Lakshana)?

  • Pallor
  • Heaviness
  • Lethargy
  • Undigested stools
  • Drowsiness
  • Anorexia
  • Excessive secretions
  ayurveda oleation
• What are the complications of improper Sneha administration (Sneha Vyapad)?

  1. Stupor
  2. Nausea
  3. Flatulence
  4. Fever
  5. Rigidity
  6. Loss of consciousness
  7. Skin diseases
  8. Itching
  9. Pallor
  10. Edema
  11. Hemorrhoids
  12. Anorexia
  13. Thirst
  14. Stomach/duodenal disorders
  15. Numbness
  16. Loss of speech
  17. Abdominal pain
  18. Ama-related diseases
  ayurveda complications
• What are the 13 types of Sveda (fomentation methods)?

  1. Sankara
  2. Prastara
  3. Nadi
  4. Parisheka
  5. Avagahana
  6. Jentaka
  7. Ashmaghna
  8. Karshu
  9. Kuti
  10. Bhu
  11. Kumbhika
  12. Kupa
  13. Holaka
  ayurveda sveda
• What are the 10 methods of Niragni Sveda (sudation without fire)?

  1. Exercise
  2. Residing in a warm chamber
  3. Wearing heavy clothing
  4. Restraining hunger
  5. Excess liquid consumption
  6. Fear
  7. Anger
  8. Poultice
  9. Wrestling
  10. Sunlight exposure
  ayurveda niragni_sveda
• What are the subtle factors determining the result of treatment?

  • Dosha
  • Drugs
  • Place
  • Time
  • Strength
  • Body
  • Diet
  • Suitability
  • Mind pattern
  • Constitution
  ayurveda treatment_factors
• What are the Vamana Ayoga Lakshanas (signs of inadequate emesis)?

  1. Absence of emesis (अप्रवृत्तिः)
  2. Emesis of only the drug, not doshas (केवलस्य औषधस्य विभ्रंशः)
  3. Obstruction of emetic episodes or purgation instead (विबन्धोवेगानाम्)
  ayurveda emesis health
• What are the Vamana Samyakyoga Lakshanas (signs of proper emesis)?

  1. Emesis at appropriate time (काले प्रवृत्तिः)
  2. Minimal discomfort (अनतिमहती व्यथा)
  3. Sequential dosha evacuation (यथाक्रमं दोषहरणं)
  4. Spontaneous cessation (स्वयं चावस्थानम्)
  5. Classification: Tikshna, Mridu, Madhyama (तीक्ष्णमृदुमध्यविभागः)
  ayurveda emesis health
• What are the Vamana Atiyoga Lakshanas (signs of excessive emesis)?

  • Frothy or blood-stained vomitus (फेनिलरक्तचन्द्रिकोपगमनम्)
  ayurveda emesis health
• What are the Vamana Upadravas (complications of inadequate/excessive emesis)?

  1. Abdominal distension (आध्मानं)
  2. Searing/cutting pain (परिकर्तिका)
  3. Excessive salivation (परिस्रावः)
  4. Rigidity (अङ्गग्रहः)
  5. Palpitation (हृदयोपसरणम्)
  6. Hematemesis (जीवादानं)
  7. Visceral displacement (विभ्रंशः)
  8. Stiffness (स्तम्भः)
  9. Fatigue (क्लमः)
  ayurveda emesis complications
• What are the Vamana Paschyat Karma (post-emesis instructions)?

  1. Wash hands, feet, face thoroughly (सुप्रक्षालितपाणिपादास्यं)
  2. Rest for ~48 minutes (मुहूर्तमाश्वास्य)
  3. Administer medicated smoke (dhumapana) (स्नैहिकवैरेचनिकोपशमनीयानां)
  4. Wash again with water (पुनरेवोदकमुपस्पर्शयेत्)
  ayurveda post-emesis health
• What are the benefits of Virechana (purgation therapy)?

  • Eliminates vitiated doshas (मलापहं)
  • Alleviates diseases (रोगहरं)
  • Improves strength, complexion, longevity (बलवर्णप्रसादनम्)
  ayurveda purgation benefits
• What are the Samyak Virechana Lakshanas (signs of proper purgation)?

  1. Weakness (दौर्बल्यं)
  2. Lightness (लाघवं)
  3. Fatigue, disease attenuation (ग्लानिर्व्याधीनामणुता)
  4. Improved taste perception (रुचिः)
  5. Heart function restoration (हृद्वर्णशुद्धिः)
  6. Proper appetite/thirst (क्षुत्तृष्णा)
  7. Timely urges (काले वेगप्रवर्तनम्)
  8. Clear intellect, senses, mind (बुद्धीन्द्रियमनःशुद्धिः)
  9. Proper Vata movement (मारुतस्यानुलोमता)
  10. Proper digestion (कायाग्नेश्चानुवर्तनम्)
  ayurveda purgation health
• What are the Asamyak Virechana Lakshanas (signs of inadequate purgation)?

  1. Spitting/drooling (ष्ठीव)
  2. Heart impurity (हृदयाशुद्धिर)
  3. Distress (उत्क्लेशः)
  4. Mucus and bile imbalance (श्लेष्मपित्तयोः)
  5. Abdominal distension (आध्मानं)
  6. Poor taste (मरुचिः)
  7. Weakness (दौर्बल्यं)
  8. Stiffness (स्तम्भः)
  ayurveda purgation complications
• What are the signs of Kapha/Pitta precipitation?

  • Spitting/drooling
  • Abnormal heart function
  • Abdominal distension
  • Anorexia
  • Vomiting
  • Debility
  • Heaviness
  • Laxity in calves/thighs, drowsiness
  • Wet hide sensation
  • Rhinitis onset
  • Vata impediment
  ayurveda symptoms
• What are the Ati Virechana Lakshanas (signs of excessive purgation)?

  • Sequential elimination of feces, Pitta, Kapha, Vata
  • Excessive blood discharge resembling fat/flesh
  • Watery/black blood without Kapha/Pitta
  • Excessive thirst, Vata affliction
  • Fainting
  ayurveda purgation
• What are the signs of excess aggravated Dosha?

  • Indigestion
  • Loss of appetite
  • Obesity
  • Pallor
  • Heaviness
  • Fatigue
  • Pimples, rashes, itching
  • Restlessness
  • Laziness
  • Exertion fatigue
  • Weakness
  • Foul odor
  • Depression
  • Kapha/Pitta aggravation
  • Insomnia
  • Excessive sleep
  • Lethargy
  • Impotence
  • Dullness
  • Bad dreams
  • Loss of strength/complexion
  • No improvement despite nourishment
  ayurveda dosha symptoms
• What are the benefits of purification therapy?

  • Strengthened digestive fire
  • Disease alleviation
  • Restored natural state
  • Clear senses, mind, intellect
  • Radiant complexion
  • Increased strength
  • Improved nourishment
  • Support for progeny
  • Enhanced virility
  • Delayed aging
  • Long, disease-free life
  • Timely purification recommended
  ayurveda purification benefits
• What is the importance of Shodhana (purification) in preventing disease recurrence?

  • Doshas relieved by fasting/digestive drugs may recur
  • Doshas eliminated by purification do not recur
  • Like plants, doshas not fully uprooted will relapse
  ayurveda shodhana prevention
• What is the Swabhavoparama Vada (theory of natural destruction)?

  • Imbalance due to irregular causes
  • Disturbed bodily elements
  • Balance through proper causes
  • Restoration of elements
  • Natural cessation of imbalances
  ayurveda theory
• What is the definition of Chikitsa (therapeutics)?

  • Therapeutics: Measures to sustain tissue concordance
  • Physician’s duty: Prevent discordance, ensure sustained balance
  ayurveda chikitsa
• Why is the head considered important in Ayurveda?

  • Seat of vital energies
  • Location of all senses
  • Foremost among body parts
  • Designated as the head
  ayurveda anatomy
• What are the signs of Ojas Kshaya (depletion of vital essence)?

  • Constant fear in the weak
  • Excessive brooding, distressed senses
  • Poor complexion
  • Troubled mind
  • Roughness
  • Emaciation
  ayurveda ojas
• What are the Sapta Pidika (seven types of severe boils)?

  • Sharavika
  • Kacchapika
  • Jalini
  • Sarshapi
  • Alaji
  • Vinata
  • Vidradhi
  ayurveda boils
• What are the three types of Vidradhi (abscesses) and their symptoms?

  1. Vata-type: Piercing pain, delusions, swelling
  2. Pitta-type: Thirst, burning, fever
  3. Kapha-type: Yawning, nausea, stiffness
  4. Common: Severe pain in all types
  ayurveda abscesses
• What are the characteristics of miscellaneous Pidika (pustules/papules)?

  • Colour: Red, yellow, dark, etc.
  • Texture: Soft or hard
  • Size: Big or minute
  • Growth rate: Slow or rapid
  • Pain: Slight or severe
  ayurveda pustules
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Rasa Dhatu?

  • Restlessness
  • Intolerance to loud sounds
  ayurveda rasa_dhatu
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Rakta Dhatu?

  • Roughness of skin (परुषा)
  • Cracks on skin (स्फुटिता)
  • Withering of skin (म्लाना)
  • Dryness of skin (त्वग्रूक्षा)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Mamsa Dhatu?

  • Thinning of hips, neck, belly (स्फिग्ग्रीवोदरशुष्कता)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Meda Dhatu?

  • Cracking of joints (सन्धीनां स्फुटनं)
  • Lassitude of eyes (ग्लानिरक्ष्णोः)
  • Exhaustion (आयास)
  • Thinning of abdomen (तनुत्वं चोदरस्य)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Asthi Dhatu?

  • Loss of hair, nails, beard, teeth (केशलोमनखश्मश्रुद्विजप्रपतनं)
  • Fatigue (श्रमः)
  • Looseness of joints (सन्धिशैथिल्यम्)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Majja Dhatu?

  • Atrophy of bones (शीर्यन्त इव चास्थीनि)
  • Weakness of bones (दुर्बलानि)
  • Lightness of bones (लघूनि)
  • Frequent Vata disorders (प्रततं वातरोगीणि)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Shukra Dhatu?

  • Debility (दौर्बल्यं)
  • Dryness of mouth (मुखशोषः)
  • Pallor (पाण्डुत्वं)
  • Asthenia (सदनं)
  • Fatigue (श्रमः)
  • Impotency (क्लैब्यं)
  • Absence of ejaculation (शुक्राविसर्गः)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Purisha?

  • Painful peristalsis due to Vata (चान्त्राणि पीडयन्निव मारुतः)
  • Dry, distended belly (रूक्षस्योन्नमयन् कुक्षिं)
  • Symptoms spreading upward/obliquely (तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च गच्छति)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Mutra?

  • Dysuria (मूत्रकृच्छ्रं)
  • Urine discoloration (मूत्रवैवर्ण्यम्)
  • Excessive thirst (पिपासा)
  • Dryness of mouth (मुखं च परिशुष्यति)
  health symptoms
• What are the symptoms of Kshaya (decrease) of Malayana?

  • Emptiness in orifices (शून्यानि)
  • Lightness in orifices (लघूनि)
  • Dryness in orifices (विशुष्काणि)
  health symptoms
• What are the types of Shotha (swellings) according to their causes?

  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha
  • Nija (endogenous) / Agantuja (exogenous)
  health swelling
• What are the Nidana (causes) of Agantuja Shotha?

  • Cutting (छेदन)
  • Piercing (भेदन)
  • Fractures (भग्न)
  • Snake bites (सर्प दंष्ट्र)
  • Bhallataka exposure (भल्लातक)
  ayurveda agantuja shotha
• What are the Nidana (causes) of Nija Shotha?

  • Improper diet
  • Improper post-therapy regimen
  • Improper samsarjana krama
  • Vomiting (chardi)
  • Diarrhea (atisara)
  • Breathlessness (shvasa)
  • Cough (kasa)
  • Fever (jvara)
  ayurveda nija shotha
• What are the Shotha Upadrava (complications of swelling)?

  1. Vomiting (छर्दिः)
  2. Breathlessness (श्वासः)
  3. Anorexia (अरुचिः)
  4. Excessive thirst (तृष्णा)
  5. Fever (ज्वरः)
  6. Diarrhea (अतीसार)
  7. Weakness (सदौर्बल्यः)
  ayurveda shotha complications
• What are the types of Shotha Bheda (swellings)?

  1. Galashundopajihvika (throat/tonsil swelling)
  2. Galaganda (goiter)
  3. Visarpa (erysipelas)
  4. Pidaka (boils/pimples)
  5. Tilaka (mole)
  6. Piplu (wart)
  7. Vyanga (pigmented spots)
  8. Nilika (bluish swelling)
  9. Rakta (blood-related tumor)
  10. Shankhaka (head/temporal tumor)
  11. Pliha (splenomegaly)
  12. Gulma (abdominal tumor)
  13. Vrsha (scrotal swelling)
  14. Vrddhodara (ascites)
  15. Roga (general swelling diseases)
  16. Anaha (bloating)
  17. Adhimamsa (excess flesh growth)
  18. Arbuda (tumor)
  ayurveda shotha types
• What are the functions of normal Vata Dosha?

  1. Enthusiasm (उत्साह)
  2. Inspiration (उच्छ्वास)
  3. Expiration (निःश्वास)
  4. Movements (चेष्टा)
  5. Normal processing of dhatus (धातुगतिः समा)
  6. Normal elimination of excreta (समो मोक्षो)
  ayurveda vata functions
• What are the functions of normal Pitta Dosha?

  1. Vision (दर्शनं)
  2. Digestion (पक्ति)
  3. Heat production (ऊष्मा)
  4. Hunger (क्षुत्त)
  5. Thirst (तृष्णा)
  6. Softness in body (देहमार्दवम्)
  7. Luster (प्रभा)
  8. Serenity (प्रसादो)
  9. Intelligence (मेधा)
  ayurveda pitta functions
• What are the functions of normal Kapha Dosha?

  1. Unctuousness (स्नेहो)
  2. Binding (बन्धः)
  3. Stability (स्थिरत्वं)
  4. Heaviness (गौरवं)
  5. Virility (वृषता)
  6. Strength (बलम्)
  7. Forbearance (क्षमा)
  8. Restraint (धृति)
  9. Absence of greed (अलोभः)
  ayurveda kapha functions
• How is the abnormal state of Doshas diagnosed?

  • Decrease in Vata, Pitta, Kapha indicated by reduced natural functions or increased opposite dosha functions (e.g., reduced unctuousness indicates Kapha decrease)
  ayurveda diagnosis doshas
• How are new diseases identified?

  1. Nature of disease (प्रकृती)
  2. Site (अधिष्ठान)
  3. Specific manifestations of the disease
  ayurveda diagnosis diseases
• What are the three aspects of disease?

  1. Nature of disease (प्रकृती)
  2. Site (अधिष्ठान)
  3. Cause (निदान)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 8 types?

  1. Udara (abdominal disorders)
  2. Mutra (urinary disorders)
  3. Kshiraha (milk-related disorders)
  4. Retaha (semen-related disorders)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 7 types?

  1. Kushtha (skin diseases)
  2. Pidaka (boils/pustules)
  3. Visarpa (erysipelas)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 6 types?

  1. Atisara (diarrhea)
  2. Udavarta (upward Vata movement)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 5 types?

  1. Gulma (abdominal tumors)
  2. Pliha (splenic disorders)
  3. Kasa (cough)
  4. Shvasa (breathlessness)
  5. Hikka (hiccups)
  6. Trishna (thirst)
  7. Chardi (vomiting)
  8. Aruchi (anorexia)
  9. Shiroroga (head diseases)
  10. Hridroga (heart diseases)
  11. Pandu (anemia)
  12. Unmada (insanity)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 4 types?

  1. Apasmara (epilepsy)
  2. Karnakshihi (ear/eye diseases)
  3. Pratishyaya (rhinitis)
  4. Mukha (oral diseases)
  5. Mada (intoxication)
  6. Grahani (digestive disorders)
  7. Murcha (fainting)
  8. Shosha (emaciation)
  9. Klaibya (impotence)
  10. [One additional, as per text]
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 3 types?

  1. Shotha (swelling)
  2. Kilasa (leucoderma)
  3. Raktapitta (bleeding disorders)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 2 types?

  1. Jvara (fever)
  2. Vrana (ulcers)
  3. Aayama (asthma)
  4. Aama (undigested toxins)
  5. Gridhrasi (sciatica)
  6. Vatarakta (gout)
  7. Kamala (jaundice)
  8. Arsha (hemorrhoids)
  medicine disease
• What are the disease categories with 20 types?

  1. Krimi (parasitic diseases)
  2. Prameha (urinary disorders/diabetes)
  3. Yonihi (gynecological disorders)
  medicine disease
• What are the Samanya and Nanatmaja Rogas?

  • Samanyaja Rogas: Caused by Vata, Pitta, Kapha (combined)
  • Nanatmaja Rogas:
  • Vata: 80
  • Pitta: 40
  • Kapha: 20
  medicine disease
• What is the Samanya Chikitsa for Vatika Rogas?

  • Sweet, sour, salty, warm foods
  • Unctuous
  • Oleation
  • Sudation
  • Non-unctuous enema
  • Unctuous enema
  • Nasal therapy
  • Oil massage
  medicine treatment
• What is the Samanya Chikitsa for Paittika Rogas?

  • Astringent, bitter, sweet, cooling foods
  medicine treatment
• What are the general treatments for Kaphaja Rogas?

  • Pungent, bitter, astringent foods (कटु तिक्त कषायानि)
  • Sharp, hot, dry (तीक्ष्णोष्ण रूक्ष)
  • Sudation (स्वेदन)
  • Emesis (वमन)
  • Head purgation (शिरोविरेचन)
  • Exercise (व्यायाम)
  ayurveda kaphaja treatment
• What are the 8 inherent defects of obesity (Sthoulya)?

  1. Reduced lifespan (तावदायुषो ह्रासो)
  2. Limited movement (जवोपरोधः)
  3. Reduced sexual activity (कृच्छ्रव्यवायता)
  4. Bad smell (दौर्गन्ध्यं)
  5. Debility (दौर्बल्यं)
  6. Profuse sweating (स्वेद)
  7. Excessive hunger (क्शुदतिमात्रं)
  8. Excessive thirst (पिपासातियोग)
  ayurveda sthoulya defects
• What are the 7 types of sleep and their causes?

  1. Tamobhava (caused by Tamas)
  2. Shleshmasamudbhava (vitiated Kapha)
  3. Manah shrama (mental exertion)
  4. Sharira shrama (physical exertion)
  5. Agantuka (exogenous factors)
  6. Vyadyanuvartini (disease-related)
  7. Ratri svabhava (natural nighttime sleep)
  ayurveda sleep types
• What are the 6 types of therapy?

  1. Langhana (reducing therapy)
  2. Brmhana (nourishing therapy)
  3. Rukshana (drying therapy)
  4. Snehana (oleation)
  5. Svedana (sudation)
  6. Stambhana (astringent/stopping therapy)
  ayurveda therapy types
• What are the 6 types of Langhana?

  1. Thirst management (पिपासा)
  2. Exposure to wind (मरुता)
  3. Sunlight exposure (आतप)
  4. Digestive therapy (पाचन)
  5. Fasting (उपवास)
  6. Exercise (व्यायाम)
  ayurveda langhana types
• What are the indications for Langhana therapy?

  1. Hemanta/Shishira seasons
  2. Skin disorders (त्वक् विकार)
  3. Urinary disorders (मूत्र रोग)
  4. Snigdha, abhishyandi, brmhana body
  5. Vata dushti (Vata imbalance)
  ayurveda langhana indications
• What are the diseases caused by Santarpana (over-nutrition)?

  1. Urinary disorders/diabetes (प्रमेह)
  2. Carbuncles (पिडका)
  3. Urticaria (कोठ)
  4. Itching (कण्डू)
  5. Anemia (पाण्ड्वामय)
  6. Fever (ज्वराः)
  7. Skin diseases (कुष्ठ)
  8. Ama-related disorders (आमप्रदोष)
  9. Dysuria (मूत्रकृच्छ्र)
  10. Anorexia (अरोचकः)
  11. Drowsiness (तन्द्रा)
  12. Impotence (क्लैब्यं)
  13. Obesity (अतिस्थौल्यं)
  14. Laziness (आलस्यं)
  15. Heaviness (गुरुगात्रता)
  16. Channel/sense organ obstruction (इन्द्रियस्रोतसां लेपो)
  17. Delusion (बुद्धेर्मोहः)
  18. Edema (शोफाः)
  ayurveda santarpana diseases
• What are the diseases caused by Apatarpana (under-nutrition)?

  • Decreased strength (देहाग्नि)
  • Loss of color (बलवर्णौजः)
  • Semen/muscle depletion (शुक्रमांसपरिक्षयः)
  • Fever (ज्वरः)
  • Cough (कास)
  • Anemia (पाण्ड्वामय)
  ayurveda apatarpana diseases
• What are the factors for the formation of pure blood?

  • Place
  • Time
  • Adaptation
  • Wholesome diet/lifestyle
  health blood
• What are the causes of Rakta Dushti (blood vitiation)?

  • Unwholesome diet
  • Hot foods
  • Sharp foods
  • Overeating
  • Salty, alkaline, pungent, sour foods
  • Kulattha, Masha, Anupa Desha foods
  • Curd
  • Fermented drink
  • Daytime sleep
  • Anger
  • Suppression of vomiting
  • Autumn exposure
  health blood causes
• What are the diseases caused by Rakta Dushti?

  • Mukhapaka (oral inflammation)
  • Visarpa (erysipelas)
  • Raktapitta (bleeding disorders)
  • Vidradhi (abscess)
  • Meha (urinary disorders)
  • Asrigdara (menorrhagia)
  • Pandu (anemia)
  • Visha (poisoning)
  • Kushtha (skin diseases)
  • Sheetapitta (urticaria)
  • Vatarakta (gout)
  health diseases raktadushti
• What are the Rakta Dushti Lakshana (signs of blood vitiation)?

  • Vata: Reddish, foamy, thin, non-slimy
  • Pitta: Yellow, black, slow to coagulate
  • Kapha: Slightly pale, unctuous, thick, thready
  health signs raktadushti
• What are the Rakta Lakshana (characteristics of pure blood)?

  • Colour like Indragopa (red cochineal insect)
  • Svarna (gold-like)
  • Laksha (lac resin)
  • Gunja phala (rosary pea)
  health characteristics blood
• What are the Mada Lakshanas (signs of intoxication)?

  • Vata: Fast speech, unstable actions, dryness, blackish/red complexion
  • Pitta: Angry, harsh speech, quarrels, red/yellow/black complexion
  • Kapha: Incoherent speech, laziness, paleness
  health intoxication signs
• What are the Murcha Lakshanas (signs of fainting)?

  • Vata: Sees sky as blue, black, or red
  • Pitta: Sees sky as red, green, yellow
  • Kapha: Sees sky as raining or covered by dark clouds
  • Sannipatika: All symptoms combined
  • Bad sign: Blackish complexion due to Vata
  health fainting signs
• What is the treatment (Cikitsa) for Sanyasa (coma/syncope)?

  • (Not provided explicitly, implied from text)
  health treatment coma
• What are the different theories on the origin of humans?

  1. Moudgalya Parikshi: Atmaja (soul-based)
  2. Sharaloma: Sattva and Rasa
  3. Vayorvidha: Sattva, Rasa, Body
  4. Hiranyaksha: Panchamahabhuta + Atma
  5. Kaushika: Matapita Vada (parental origin)
  6. Bhadrakapya: Karma Vada (action-based)
  7. Bharadvaja: Svabhava (natural)
  8. Kankayana: Prajapati, son of Brahma
  9. Atreya: Kaala (time-based)
  philosophy human_origin
• How is Aahara (food) classified?

  1. Yoni: Sthavara (plant), Jangama (animal)
  2. Prabhava: Hita (beneficial), Ahita (harmful)
  3. Upayoga: Pana (drinks), Ashana (eaten), Bakshya (chewed), Lehya (licked)
  4. Rasa: 6 tastes
  5. Guna: 20 properties
  6. Aparisankhyeya: Combinations and processing
  nutrition classification
• What are the Agrya Sangraha (152 superior items)?

  1. Anna (food)
  2. Udaka (water)
  3. Sura (alcohol)
  4. Ksheera (milk)
  5. Mamsa (meat)
  6. Mamsa rasa (meat soup)
  7. Lavana (salt)
  8. Amla (sour)
  9. Kukkutamamsa (chicken meat)
  10. Madhu (honey)
  food superior_items
• What are the theories on the number of Rasas (tastes)?

  1. Bhadrakapya: Jala (water-based)
  2. Shakunteya Brahmana: Chedaniya, Upashamaniya
  3. Purnaksha Moudgalya: Chedaniya, Upashamaniya, Sadharana
  4. Hiranyaksha Kaushika: Svaduhita, Svaduahita, Asvaduhita, Asvaduahita
  5. Kumarashira Bharadvaja: Panchamahabhuta
  6. Vayorvida: Guru/Laghu, Sheeta/Ushna, Snigdha/Ruksha
  7. Nimi: Madhura + Kshara
  8. Dhamargava Badisha: Madhura + Kshara, Avyakta
  9. Kankayana: Aparisankhyeya (innumerable)
  philosophy tastes
• How many types of Rasas are there?

  1. Two rasas: 15 combinations
  2. Three rasas: 20 combinations
  3. Four rasas: 15 combinations
  4. Five rasas: 6 combinations
  5. Madhura + Kshara: 6 combinations
  6. Vata-Pitta-Kapha: 1 combination
  nutrition tastes
• What are the 8 Viryas (potencies)?

  1. Mridu (soft)
  2. Tiksna (sharp)
  3. Guru (heavy)
  4. Laghu (light)
  5. Snigdha (unctuous)
  6. Ruksha (dry)
  7. Ushna (hot)
  8. Sheeta (cold)
  medicine potencies
• What are the causes of Viruddha Ahara (incompatible food)?

  • Incompatible combinations
  • Improper processing
  • Place
  • Time
  • Quantity
  • Natural properties
  ayurveda food incompatibility
• What are the Viruddha Ahara Upadrava (complications of incompatible food)?

  1. Infertility
  2. Blindness
  3. Erysipelas
  4. Insanity
  5. Ascites
  6. Fistula
  7. Fainting
  8. Anemia
  9. Ama visha (toxins)
  10. Leucoderma
  11. Skin diseases
  12. Fever
  13. Death
  ayurveda complications incompatibility
• What are the diseases due to vitiation of Rasa Dhatu?

  1. Aversion to food
  2. Anorexia
  3. Altered taste
  4. Inability to identify tastes
  5. Nausea
  6. Heaviness
  7. Drowsiness
  8. Body ache
  9. Fever
  10. Blackouts
  11. Anemia
  12. Channel obstruction
  13. Impotence
  14. Tiredness
  15. Emaciation
  16. Diminished Agni
  17. Premature aging
  ayurveda diseases rasa_dhatu
• What are the diseases due to vitiation of Rakta Dhatu?

  1. Skin disorders
  2. Erysipelas
  3. Boils
  4. Bleeding disorders
  5. Menorrhagia
  6. Inflammation of anus/penis/oral cavity
  7. Splenic disorders
  8. Abdominal lump
  9. Abscess
  10. Blue mole
  11. Jaundice
  12. Freckles
  13. Portwine mark
  14. Sesame-sized mole
  15. Ringworm
  ayurveda diseases rakta_dhatu