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| Following are the general causative factors of ''gulma'': | | Following are the general causative factors of ''gulma'': |
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− | *Excessive excretion of feces, kapha and pitta or due to pressure exerted by their excessive aggravation, | + | *Excessive excretion of feces, ''kapha'' and ''pitta'' or due to pressure exerted by their excessive aggravation, |
− | *Suppression of downward natural urges (like faeces, flatus and urine), | + | *Suppression of downward natural urges (like feces, flatus and urine), |
| *Physical trauma, | | *Physical trauma, |
| *By excessive pressure (on abdomen), | | *By excessive pressure (on abdomen), |
| *By taking food articles and drinks having excessive dry property, | | *By taking food articles and drinks having excessive dry property, |
− | Excessive grief, | + | *Excessive grief, |
− | Improper implementation of panchakarma procedures, | + | *Improper implementation of [[Panchakarma]] procedures, |
− | Excessive wrongful body activities, | + | *Excessive wrongful body activities, |
− | Due to the above mentioned factors vata gets aggravated in koshtha i.e. thoraco-abdominal cavity (4-5). | + | |
| + | Due to the above mentioned factors ''vata'' gets aggravated in ''koshtha'' i.e. thoraco-abdominal cavity [4-5] |
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| ==== General Pathogenesis of gulma ==== | | ==== General Pathogenesis of gulma ==== |