Changes

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.

*     Excessive intake of tikta (bitter), katu (pungent) and kashaya (astringent) tastes.

·      Consuming insufficient quantity of food  

*      Consuming insufficient quantity of food  

·      Excess intake of food items having dry quality.

*      Excess intake of food items having dry quality.

·      Late-time food consumption

*     Late-time food consumption

·      Suppression and provocation of natural urges.

*     Suppression and provocation of natural urges.

·      Avoidance of sleep at night

*     Avoidance of sleep at night

·      Excess talking in a loud tone  

*     Excess talking in a loud tone  

·      Excessive application of purificatory therapies

*     Excessive application of purificatory therapies

·      Fear, grief, excessive thinking

*    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>

*   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==