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#After proper oleation, ''vatarakta'' patient shall be treated with mild therapeutic purgation with unctuous substances or with dry substances (in case of excess oleated patient). After purgation, the patient should be given frequent ''basti'' (enema of medicated substances) including ''anuvasana basti'' (unctuous enema) and ''niruha basti'' (enema made from decoction of medicinal herbs). Besides fomentation, massage, ointments, food and ''sneha'' (unctuous substances) be given to the patient which do not cause burning sensation.  

#After proper oleation, ''vatarakta'' patient shall be treated with mild therapeutic purgation with unctuous substances or with dry substances (in case of excess oleated patient). After purgation, the patient should be given frequent ''basti'' (enema of medicated substances) including ''anuvasana basti'' (unctuous enema) and ''niruha basti'' (enema made from decoction of medicinal herbs). Besides fomentation, massage, ointments, food and ''sneha'' (unctuous substances) be given to the patient which do not cause burning sensation.  

#In case of ''uttana vata shonita'' affecting superficial tissues only, the patient should be treated with ''alepana'' (affected part is covered with medicinal paste), ''abhyanga'' (massage), ''parisheka'' (bathing in warm decoction or unctuous substances) and ''upanaha'' (application of poultice).  

#In case of ''uttana vata shonita'' affecting superficial tissues only, the patient should be treated with ''alepana'' (affected part is covered with medicinal paste), ''abhyanga'' (massage), ''parisheka'' (bathing in warm decoction or unctuous substances) and ''upanaha'' (application of poultice).  

In the case of gambhira vāta rakta the patient should be treated with purgation, asthapana basti (enema with decoction of medicinal plants) and snehapana (drinking medicated oil/ghee).

#In the case of ''gambhira vata rakta'' the patient should be treated with purgation, ''asthapana basti'' (enema with decoction of medicinal plants) and ''snehapana'' (drinking medicated oil/ghee).

In the disease where the vata is predominant, one should over come the disease with medicated ghee, taila, vasa, majja (ghee, oil, fat, and bone marrow of animals) either by intake or massage or enema and the diseased part should be treated with warm upanaha (warm poultice).

#In the disease where the ''vata'' is predominant, one should over come the disease with medicated ghee, ''taila, vasa, majja'' (ghee, oil, fat, and bone marrow of animals) either by intake or massage or enema and the diseased part should be treated with warm ''upanaha'' (warm poultice).

Where the rakta and pitta both are predominant, patient should be treated by mild purgation, after ghrita pana (intake of medicated ghee), intake of milk, bathing in decoction made from medicinal plants and basti (enema). The raktapitta should be treated with cold and refrigerent alepam (paste of herbs).

#Where the ''rakta'' and ''pitta'' both are predominant, patient should be treated by mild purgation, after ''ghrita pana'' (intake of medicated ghee), intake of milk, bathing in decoction made from medicinal plants and ''basti'' (enema). The ''raktapitta'' should be treated with cold and refrigerant ''alepam'' (paste of herbs).

Where the kapha is predominant, patient of vata rakta should be treated with mild emesis and avoid excessive oleation, sudation and fasting. Luke warm lepa (pastes of herbs) are useful.   

#Where the ''kapha'' is predominant, patient of ''vatarakta'' should be treated with mild emesis and avoid excessive oleation, sudation and fasting. Luke warm ''lepa'' (pastes of herbs) are useful.   

External application of unctuous substances like ghee and oil processed with herbs having cold potency, sweet and bitter tastes are effective to reduce burning sensation.  

#External application of unctuous substances like ghee and oil processed with herbs having cold potency, sweet and bitter tastes are effective to reduce burning sensation.  

If vata is vitiated due to obstruction either by excessive aggravated meda or kapha, one should not apply unctuous and stouting drugs in the beginning. Instead kapha and meda subjugate with physical exercises, shodhana (purification), virechana (purgation), and intake of arishta (fermentated preparation of medicinal herbs etc.) and butter milk with abhaya.

#If ''vata'' is vitiated due to obstruction either by excessive aggravated ''meda'' or ''kapha'', one should not apply unctuous and stouting drugs in the beginning. Instead ''kapha'' and ''meda'' subjugate with physical exercises, ''shodhana'' (purification), ''virechana'' (purgation), and intake of ''arishta'' (fermentated preparation of medicinal herbs etc.) and butter milk with ''abhaya''.

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===  

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