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Four types of regimens are prescribed for the benefit of these four categories of individuals. For an individual having the balance state of all ''doshas'', all the regimens to be adopted by him should be of balanced type. When there is predominance of ''doshas'', depending upon the nature of the ''doshas'' involved, it is useful to adopt such three regimens as would be in contradiction with these three predominating ''doshas'' till there is normalcy of ''agni''. It is only after the normalcy of the ''agni'' is attained, balanced regimens should be adopted. Similarly, various therapies and other regimens should be administered to these four categories of individuals.  We shall now explain them in detail. [14]

Four types of regimens are prescribed for the benefit of these four categories of individuals. For an individual having the balance state of all ''doshas'', all the regimens to be adopted by him should be of balanced type. When there is predominance of ''doshas'', depending upon the nature of the ''doshas'' involved, it is useful to adopt such three regimens as would be in contradiction with these three predominating ''doshas'' till there is normalcy of ''agni''. It is only after the normalcy of the ''agni'' is attained, balanced regimens should be adopted. Similarly, various therapies and other regimens should be administered to these four categories of individuals.  We shall now explain them in detail. [14]

==== Characteristic of constitutions and management of vata dominance ====

==== Characteristic of constitutions and management of ''vata'' dominance ====

त्रयस्तु पुरुषा भवन्त्यातुराः, ते त्वनातुरास्तन्त्रान्तरीयाणां भिषजाम्| तद्यथा- वातलः,पित्तलः, श्लेष्मलश्चेति| तेषामिदं विशेषविज्ञानं- वातलस्य वातनिमित्ताः, पित्तलस्य पित्तनिमित्ताः, श्लेष्मलस्य श्लेष्मनिमित्ता व्याधयः प्रायेण बलवन्तश्च भवन्ति||१५||  

त्रयस्तु पुरुषा भवन्त्यातुराः, ते त्वनातुरास्तन्त्रान्तरीयाणां भिषजाम्| तद्यथा- वातलः,पित्तलः, श्लेष्मलश्चेति| तेषामिदं विशेषविज्ञानं- वातलस्य वातनिमित्ताः, पित्तलस्य पित्तनिमित्ताः, श्लेष्मलस्य श्लेष्मनिमित्ता व्याधयः प्रायेण बलवन्तश्च भवन्ति||१५||  

shatapAkAH sahasrapAkAH sarvashashca prayogArthAH, bastayaH, bastiniyamaH sukhashIlatA ceti||16||

shatapAkAH sahasrapAkAH sarvashashca prayogArthAH, bastayaH, bastiniyamaH sukhashIlatA ceti||16||

Vatala (dominance of vata), pittala (dominance of pitta) and shleshmala (dominance of kapha)- these three are the morbid state in individuals, even though, according to another school of thought they represent the natural states of the body. Their characteristic features are as given below: - vatala, pittala and shleshmala types of individuals are more susceptible to vatika, pattika and shlaishmika diseases respectively and such diseases in the respective types of individual become very severe.

''Vatala'' (dominance of ''vata''), ''pittala'' (dominance of ''pitta'') and ''shleshmala'' (dominance of ''kapha'')- these three are the morbid state in individuals, even though, according to another school of thought they represent the natural states of the body. Their characteristic features are as given below: - ''vatala, pittala'' and ''shleshmala'' types of individuals are more susceptible to ''vatika, pittika'' and ''shlaishmika'' diseases respectively and such diseases in the respective types of individual become very severe.

If vatala type of individual resorts to such things which are aggravators of vata, vata in his body gets aggravated immediately. This does not happen in case of remaining two doshas. The aggravated vata afflicts individuals by the manifestation of disease already described, resulting in the impairment of strength, complexion, happiness and longevity. The following therapies alleviate this dosha:

 

1. Proper administration of oleation and fomentation;

If ''vatala'' type of individual resorts to such things which are aggravators of ''vata, vata'' in his body gets aggravated immediately. This does not happen in case of remaining two ''doshas''. The aggravated ''vata'' afflicts individuals by the manifestation of disease already described, resulting in the impairment of strength, complexion, happiness and longevity. The following therapies alleviate this ''dosha'':

2. Mild purgative prepared by the addition of fat, hot things and substances having sweet, sour and saline tastes;

 

3. Food having the ingredients of the above mentioned properties.

#Proper administration of oleation and fomentation;

4. Massage, poultices, bandages, kneading, affusion, bath, samvahana (pressing and massaging by hand), pressing, using means of terrifying, methods of suprising and making oneself to forget (bad memories)  

#Mild purgative prepared by the addition of fat, hot things and substances having sweet, sour and saline tastes;

5. Use of wine and asavas (fermented drinks)

#Food having the ingredients of the above mentioned properties.

6. Fats from different sources mixed with drugs having digestive, stimulant, carminative, vata alleviating and purgative properties- they may be boiled hundred and thousand times and be used for being administered in different ways, viz. internal use, massage, enema, etc., and

#Massage, poultices, bandages, kneading, effusion, bath, ''samvahana'' (pressing and massaging by hand), pressing, using means of terrifying, methods of surprising and making oneself to forget (bad memories)  

7. Observance of enema regimens, its regulations and adopting comfort (in behaviour and lifestyle) [15-16]

#Use of wine and ''asavas'' (fermented drinks)

#Fats from different sources mixed with drugs having digestive, stimulant, carminative, ''vata'' alleviating and purgative properties- they may be boiled hundred and thousand times and be used for being administered in different ways, viz. internal use, massage, enema, etc., and

#Observance of enema regimens, its regulations and adopting comfort (in behavior and lifestyle) [15-16]

==== Characteristics of pittala constitution and its management ====

==== Characteristics of pittala constitution and its management ====