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| == Applied aspect of upavasa(fasting) == | | == Applied aspect of upavasa(fasting) == |
| <ol style="text-align:justify;"><li style="font-weight:bold">Diagnosis of disease: <br/><span style="font-weight:normal">The desire to fast may be used as a diagnostic criterion forvataocclusion by excessive kapha dosha. [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 28/63]</span></li> | | <ol style="text-align:justify;"><li style="font-weight:bold">Diagnosis of disease: <br/><span style="font-weight:normal">The desire to fast may be used as a diagnostic criterion forvataocclusion by excessive kapha dosha. [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 28/63]</span></li> |
− | <li>In management of disease:</li> | + | <li style="font-weight:bold">In management of disease:</li> |
| <ul><li>Fever (jwararoga) [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 3/139],</li> | | <ul><li>Fever (jwararoga) [Cha.Sa.ChikitsaSthana 3/139],</li> |
| <li>Blood vitiation (raktajaroga) [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 24/18]</li> | | <li>Blood vitiation (raktajaroga) [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 24/18]</li> |
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| <li>Akshiroga, Udararoga, Pratishyaya, Vrana<ref>Vaidya Lakshmipati Shastri. Yogaratnakar with Vidyotini Hindi Commentary (uttarardha:netra roga Chikitsa verse no.3 ).Varnasi;Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthana;Fifth Edition;p.361</ref></li> | | <li>Akshiroga, Udararoga, Pratishyaya, Vrana<ref>Vaidya Lakshmipati Shastri. Yogaratnakar with Vidyotini Hindi Commentary (uttarardha:netra roga Chikitsa verse no.3 ).Varnasi;Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthana;Fifth Edition;p.361</ref></li> |
| <li>Fasting can improve or even cure diseases related to cardiovascular system, circulatory system, digestive system, locomotor system (ex. rheumatism), respiratory system (ex. asthma)</li></ul> | | <li>Fasting can improve or even cure diseases related to cardiovascular system, circulatory system, digestive system, locomotor system (ex. rheumatism), respiratory system (ex. asthma)</li></ul> |
| + | <li style="font-weight:bold">In the preservation of health:</li> |
| + | <ul><li>To maintain equilibrium of dosha in body, wintertime is favorable for fasting (hemanta and shishira). [Cha.Sa. Sutra Sthana 22/24]</li> |
| + | <li>Upavasa should be practiced on a regular interval in obese people to remove toxic metabolic products (ama).</li></ul> |
| </ol> | | </ol> |
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