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The symptoms of decrease of [[ojas]] include timidity, debility, constant worry, discomfort of the senses, loss of lustre, neurasthenia, dryness and emaciation [73]
The symptoms of decrease of [[ojas]] include timidity, debility, constant worry, discomfort of the senses, loss of lustre, neurasthenia, dryness and emaciation [73]
=== Description of ''ojas'' ===
=== Description of [[ojas]] ===
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The clear and slightly red-yellowish substance situated in the heart is known as ''ojas''. Its destruction leads to death [74]
The clear and slightly red-yellowish substance situated in the heart is known as [[ojas]]. Its destruction leads to death [74]
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[[Ojas]] is the very first substance created in the body of all living beings. Its color resembles that of ghee, tastes like honey and smells like roasted paddy [75]
(As honey is collected by bees from various fruits and flowers, similarly ''ojas'' is collected by the inherent vital qualities of a man from the various physiological processes that take place in the body)(1).
(As honey is collected by bees from various fruits and flowers, similarly [[ojas]] is collected by the inherent vital qualities of a man from the various physiological processes that take place in the body)(1).
==== General etiological factors of ''ojas kshaya'' (i.e., depletion of ''ojas'') ====
==== General etiological factors of [[ojas]] kshaya(i.e., depletion of [[ojas]]) ====
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Excessive exercising, fasting, worrying, fear, grief, taking dry, scanty and limited meals, dry beverages, exposure to wind and sun, insomnia, excessive excretion of mucus, blood, semen and excretions, adverse season or old age, major mental illness (''Bhuta-Upaghāta'') are the general causative factors for ''kshaya'' (depletion) of ''ojas'' [76-77]
Excessive exercising, fasting, worrying, fear, grief, taking dry, scanty and limited meals, dry beverages, exposure to wind and sun, insomnia, excessive excretion of mucus, blood, semen and excretions, adverse season or old age, major mental illness (''Bhuta-Upaghāta'') are the general causative factors for kshaya(depletion) of [[ojas]] [76-77]
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===Etiological factors and pathogenesis of ''avrita madhumeha'' (diabetes due to obstructive pathogenesis) ===
===Etiological factors and pathogenesis of ''avrita madhumeha'' (diabetes due to obstructive pathogenesis) ===
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