− | In a person extremely emaciated because of disease, excessive intake of medicines having ''tikshna'' (sharply acting) attributes and indulging in grief, fear, fasting, etc. vāta gets excessively aggravated in the ''maha-srotas'' (gastrointestinal tract), vitiates the local ''doshas'' and pushes them upwards. These ''doshas'' cause agitation in the amāsaya (stomach), and after afflicting the ''marma'' (vital organs-heart) gives rise to ''chhardi'' (vomiting). This vātika type of vomiting is characterized by the following signs and symptoms: | + | In a person extremely emaciated because of disease, excessive intake of medicines having ''tikshna'' (sharply acting) attributes and indulging in grief, fear, fasting, etc. ''vata'' gets excessively aggravated in the ''maha-srotas'' (gastrointestinal tract), vitiates the local ''doshas'' and pushes them upwards. These ''doshas'' cause agitation in the ''amashaya'' (stomach), and after afflicting the ''marma'' (vital organs-heart) gives rise to ''chhardi'' (vomiting). This ''vatika'' type of vomiting is characterized by the following signs and symptoms: |