| All the foods that are greasy, heavy for digestion or light for digestion and dry causes ''vidaha'' (burning sensation in the abdomen during the digestion of foods) or else the patient develops ''vidaghdajirna''(intermediate state of digestion that caused burning)<ref>Agnivesha. Charaka Samhita, elaborated by Charaka & Dridabala with Jalpakalpataru commentary by gangadhara, 3rd part, kaviraja shri narendranathasen gupta; kaviraja shri balayichandrasen gupta, ed., 1st Edition, Culcutta, C.K.Sen and company ltd, Pp3828, Pg no 2816</ref>[12-15] . | | All the foods that are greasy, heavy for digestion or light for digestion and dry causes ''vidaha'' (burning sensation in the abdomen during the digestion of foods) or else the patient develops ''vidaghdajirna''(intermediate state of digestion that caused burning)<ref>Agnivesha. Charaka Samhita, elaborated by Charaka & Dridabala with Jalpakalpataru commentary by gangadhara, 3rd part, kaviraja shri narendranathasen gupta; kaviraja shri balayichandrasen gupta, ed., 1st Edition, Culcutta, C.K.Sen and company ltd, Pp3828, Pg no 2816</ref>[12-15] . |
− | The pathogenesis mentioned earlier in the text is of all types of ''udara roga''. The pathogenesis described here is that of the four types of ''udara'' caused by ''morbid dosha'' viz ''vatodara, pittodara, kaphodara'' and ''sannipatodara''<ref>Agnivesha. Charaka Samhita, elaborated by Charaka & Dridabala with Ayurveda Deepika commentary by Chakrapani Datta, Vaidya Jadavaji Trikamji ed., 2009 Edition, Varanasi, Chaukhambha Orientalia, Pp 738, Pg no 492</ref>[20]. | + | The pathogenesis mentioned earlier in the text is of all types of ''udara roga''. The pathogenesis described here is that of the four types of ''udara'' caused by ''morbid dosha'' viz ''vatodara, pittodara, kaphodara'' and ''sannipatodara''<ref name="ref12" />[20]. |
| Two tier impairment of ''jatharagni'' is mentioned as the cause of ''udara roga''. In a patient with impaired ''jatharagni'' (digestive juices), consumption of unhealthy foods further impairs the functioning of ''jatharagni''. This indicates extreme impairment of ''jatharagni'' is involved in the pathogenesis of ''udara roga''. | | Two tier impairment of ''jatharagni'' is mentioned as the cause of ''udara roga''. In a patient with impaired ''jatharagni'' (digestive juices), consumption of unhealthy foods further impairs the functioning of ''jatharagni''. This indicates extreme impairment of ''jatharagni'' is involved in the pathogenesis of ''udara roga''. |