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sAmAnyataH samuddiShTaM kAraNaM li~ggameva ca ||209||  

sAmAnyataH samuddiShTaM kAraNaM li~ggameva ca ||209||  

Now listen about the ''pradara'' (menorrhagia) which has been mentioned earlier with its etiology etc. The woman who consumes excessive salty, sour, food heavy to digest, bitter, pungent, fatty diets, meat of domestic and aquatic animals, cooked rice with pulse (''krishira''), rice cooked with milk (''payasa''), curd, vinegar (''shukta''), curd water, alcohol etc. causes ''vata dosha'' vitiation along with vitiated ''rakta'' (because of above factors) increases its amount and such increased ''rakta'' stays in the ''artava vaha strotas'' and hence immediately increases the menstrual blood. The increased ''raja'' is by virtue of mixture with increased ''rakta''. The erudite (experts) named it as ''asrigdara'' and because of excessive flow of menstrual blood it is called ''pradara'' (menorrhagia). The general causes and symptoms of ''pradara'' are directed here. [204-209]

Now listen about the ''pradara'' (menorrhagia) which has been mentioned earlier and its etiology etc. The woman who consumes excessive salty, sour, food heavy to digest, pungent,those causing burning sensation,unctous and fatty diets, meat of domestic and aquatic animals, cooked rice with pulse (''krishira''), rice cooked with milk (''payasa''), curd, vinegar (''shukta''), curd water(''mastu''), alcohol etc. causes vitiation of ''vata dosha''. Along with this, vitiated ''rakta'' (because of above factors) increases its amount and such increased ''rakta'' stays in the ''artava vaha strotas'' and hence immediately increases the menstrual blood. The increased ''raja'' is by virtue of mixture with increased ''rakta''. The erudite (experts) named it as ''asrigdara'' and because of excessive flow of menstrual blood it is called ''pradara'' (menorrhagia). The general causes and symptoms of ''pradara'' are directed here. [204-209]

==== Four types of ''pradara'' ====

==== Four types of ''pradara'' ====