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*Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.+ *Consuming insufficient quantity of food + *Excess intake of food items having dry quality.+ *Late-time food consumption+ *Suppression and provocation of natural urges.+ *Avoidance of sleep at night+ *Excess talking in a loud tone + *Excessive application of purificatory therapies+ *Fear, grief, excessive thinking+ *Excess exercise and sexual intercourse beyond one’s capacity. [A. Hri.Nidana Sthana 1/14-15]<ref name=":0">Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 2000.</ref>+
Aggravating factors of vata dosha lead to hemiplegia. These include following:
Aggravating factors of vata dosha lead to hemiplegia. These include following:
−*Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.
−*Consuming insufficient quantity of food
−*Excess intake of food items having dry quality.
−*Late-time food consumption
−*Suppression and provocation of natural urges.
−*Avoidance of sleep at night
−*Excess talking in a loud tone
−*Excessive application of purificatory therapies
−*Fear, grief, excessive thinking
−*Excess exercise and sexual intercourse beyond one’s capacity. [A. Hri.Nidana Sthana 1/14-15]<ref name=":0">Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy; 2000.</ref>
− * Injury to vital organs (marmaghata)
+ *Injury to vital organs (marmaghata)
− * Untreated chronic inflammations or infections
+ *Untreated chronic inflammations or infections
==Clinical features==
==Clinical features==