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Thus 12th chapter named [[Shvayathu Chikitsa]] in [[Chikitsa Sthana]] of treatise compiled by Agnivesha, revised by Charaka and unavailable part restored by Dridhabala is completed (12).   

Thus 12th chapter named [[Shvayathu Chikitsa]] in [[Chikitsa Sthana]] of treatise compiled by Agnivesha, revised by Charaka and unavailable part restored by Dridhabala is completed (12).   

=== ''Tattva Vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Tattva Vimarsha'' / Fundamental Principles===

*''Shotha'' is caused by dietary causes like excessive use of ''kshara'' (alkali) or food articles having sour, sharply acting, hot and heavy properties by an emaciated or weak person due to excessive ''shodhana'', fasting or disease; excessive intake of curd, raw food articles, soil, leafy vegetables, mutually contradictory food articles (''virodhi''), spoiled or mixed with toxic substance (such as pesticide), or a person suffering from piles, having sedentary life style, nonperforming of ''shodhana'' therapy even if indicated, injury to vital organs (''marma''), abnormal delivery, due to improper treatment and as complication of improper purification treatment.

*''Shotha'' is caused by dietary causes like excessive use of ''kshara'' (alkali) or food articles having sour, sharply acting, hot and heavy properties by an emaciated or weak person due to excessive ''shodhana'', fasting or disease; excessive intake of curd, raw food articles, soil, leafy vegetables, mutually contradictory food articles (''virodhi''), spoiled or mixed with toxic substance (such as pesticide), or a person suffering from piles, having sedentary life style, nonperforming of ''shodhana'' therapy even if indicated, injury to vital organs (''marma''), abnormal delivery, due to improper treatment and as complication of improper purification treatment.

**Generally external trauma causes reddish swelling due to provocation of ''vata'' and ''rakta''. It should be treated with drugs used for the treatment of ''visarpa'' and provoked ''vata'' and ''rakta''. If the swelling is caused by poisonous substances then it should be treated with anti-poison measures (102).

**Generally external trauma causes reddish swelling due to provocation of ''vata'' and ''rakta''. It should be treated with drugs used for the treatment of ''visarpa'' and provoked ''vata'' and ''rakta''. If the swelling is caused by poisonous substances then it should be treated with anti-poison measures (102).

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' / Applied Inferences===

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