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#Ghee, oil, fat, marrow, affusion, massage, enema, unctuous sudation, staying at calm places (without strong wind), covering with blankets, meat soups, various milks, articles of diet of sweet, sour and salty taste and whatever is nourishing are beneficial for disorders due to ''vata''.
 
#Ghee, oil, fat, marrow, affusion, massage, enema, unctuous sudation, staying at calm places (without strong wind), covering with blankets, meat soups, various milks, articles of diet of sweet, sour and salty taste and whatever is nourishing are beneficial for disorders due to ''vata''.
 
#''Pitta'' and ''kapha dosha'' occlude ''vata dosha'' at their sites and result in disorders. The clinical features are dominated by the vitiated ''dosha''. The functions of obstructed ''dosha'' are decreased in these conditions.  
 
#''Pitta'' and ''kapha dosha'' occlude ''vata dosha'' at their sites and result in disorders. The clinical features are dominated by the vitiated ''dosha''. The functions of obstructed ''dosha'' are decreased in these conditions.  
#The various types of vata dosha can mutually occlude each other’s pathways and result in disorders. There are increased signs of obstructing types of vata and decreased functions of obstructed type of vata dosha.  
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#The various types of ''vata dosha'' can mutually occlude each other’s pathways and result in disorders. There are increased signs of obstructing types of ''vata'' and decreased functions of obstructed type of ''vata dosha''.  
#The udāna should be regulated with therapies leading to its upward movement. The apāna should be regulated with therapies leading to its downwards movement. The samāna should be alleviated and the vyāna should be treated by all the three methods. Prāna should be maintained even more carefully than the other four types of vāta, because life depends on the proper maintenance of it in its habitat. Thus, the treatment is intended to regulate and establish types of vāta in their normal habitats, which have been occluded and misdirected.
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#The ''udana'' should be regulated with therapies leading to its upward movement. The ''apana'' should be regulated with therapies leading to its downwards movement. The ''samana'' should be alleviated and the ''vyana'' should be treated by all the three methods. ''Prana'' should be maintained even more carefully than the other four types of ''vata'', because life depends on the proper maintenance of it in its habitat. Thus, the treatment is intended to regulate and establish types of vāta in their normal habitats, which have been occluded and misdirected.
#Life and vitality is particularly dependent on prāna, and strength on udāna; and occlusion of them, will result in loss of life and vitality.
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#Life and vitality is particularly dependent on ''prana'', and strength on ''udana;'' and occlusion of them, will result in loss of life and vitality.
#In a condition of occlusion of vāta by pitta, the treatment is done with medications curative of pitta and not antagonistic to vāta.  
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#In a condition of occlusion of ''vata'' by ''pitta,'' the treatment is done with medications curative of ''pitta'' and not antagonistic to ''vata.''
#In a condition of occlusion of vāta by kapha, medications curative of kapha and vāta anulomana should be given.
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#In a condition of occlusion of ''vata'' by ''kapha'', medications curative of ''kapha'' and ''vata anulomana'' should be given.
#Just as in the universe the courses of the air, the sun and the moon are difficult to comprehend, even so are the forces of vāta, pitta and kapha in the body. The first three are responsible for all functions in macro-cosm, whereas the latter three are for functions in micro-cosm.  
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#Just as in the universe the courses of the air, the sun and the moon are difficult to comprehend, even so are the forces of ''vata, pitta'' and ''kapha'' in the body. The first three are responsible for all functions in macrocosm, whereas the latter three are for functions in microcosm.  
#There are  four conditions viz. decrease, increase, normality and occlusion of vāta and other dosha.
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#There are  four conditions viz. decrease, increase, normality and occlusion of ''vata'' and other ''dosha''.
    
=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===
 
=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

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