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→Role of majja dhatu as vitiated factor in disease
• When the vitiated doshas afflict bone marrow (majja dhatu), the quaternary fever (chaturthaka jwara) is manifested. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/64]
• When the vitiated doshas afflict bone marrow (majja dhatu), the quaternary fever (chaturthaka jwara) is manifested. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/64]
• When the vitiated doshas are located in the majja dhatu then the following signs and symptoms appear hiccups, bronchitis, cough, feeling of entering into darkness frequently, cutting pain in the vital organs (marmas), feeling of cold externally and internal burning sensation. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/64]
• Majja is mentioned as one among the eight locations of wounds (vrana), and the other sites being skin, blood vessels, flesh, bone, ligament, vital parts, and viscera. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 25/26]
• When vitiated [[vata]] is located in bones ([[asthi]]) and marrow(majja), it leads to splitting pain of bones and joints, arthralgia, loss of muscle strength, insomnia and continuous pain. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/ 33]
• When the [[vata]] is occluded in the marrow, there will be stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, excess yawning, twisting and colicky pain. The patient gets relief on pressing with the hand (gentle massage). [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/ 67-68]
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