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Ayurvedic E&P
Ayurvedic Etiology and Pathology
Question | Answer |
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Examples of atiyoga of Srotrendriya | loud noises, thunder, airplanes, dynamite, construction, concerts |
Srotrendriya | Ears |
atiyoga | Overuse |
ayoga | Underuse |
mithyAyoga | misuse |
examples of ayoga of Srotrendriya | few or no sounds; being in solitude |
examples of mithyAyoga of Srotrendriya | harsh words; news about death/destruction; terrifying sounds |
examples of atiyoga of sparSanendriya | exposure to extreme temperatures; too much bathing; too much massage |
examples of ayoga of sparSanendriya | not enough massage/healing, loving touch |
examples of mithyAyoga of sparSanendriya | improper use/order of massage and external therapies (massage with wrong oil, svedana before snehana), injury, touching unclean things; microorganisms |
examples of atiyoga of rUpendriya | bright objects for prolonged periods |
examples of ayoga of rUpendriya | reading in poor light; darkness; too much meditation |
examples of mithyAyoga of rUpendriya | looking at solar/lunar eclipse; looking at things that are too small/large; looking at things that are terrifying, frightening, unnatural, or anxiety-producing |
examples of atiyoga of rasanendriya | eating too much/too frequently |
examples of ayoga of rasanendriya | bland diet; fasting |
examples of mithyAyoga of rasanendriya | improper food combinations; eating with disregard to proper rules |
examples of atiyoga of ghrANendriya | constant/overpowering odors |
examples of ayoga of ghrANendriya | underutilization of nose |
examples of mithyAyoga of ghrANendriya | foul, stale, putrid, poisonous odors |
sparSanendriya | skin |
rUpendriya | eyes |
rasanendriya | tongue |
ghrANendriya | nose |
List the nidAna paNcaka | nidAna; pUrvarUpa; rUpa; upaSaya; saMprApti |
nidAna | cause/etiology |
pUrvarUpa | premonitory symptoms |
rUpa | signs and symptoms |
upaSaya | exploratory therapies to refine diagnosis |
saMprApti | pathogenesis |
6 stages of saMprApti | saNcaya; prakopa; prasara; stAnasamSraya; vyakti; bheda |
saNcaya | accumulation |
prakopa | aggravation |
prasara | spreading |
sthAnasamSraya | localization |
vyakti | manifestation |
bheda | differentiation |
what occurs during saNcaya | slight accumulation of dosas in their main sites; aversion for qualities that are increased |
V symptoms during saNcaya | bloating |
P symptoms during saNcaya | yellowing, increased body temperature |
K symptoms during saNcaya | heavyness; lethargy |
what happens during prakopa stage? | due to continual indulgence in nidAnas, doSas get more aggravated and accumulate in secondary sites |
V symptoms during prakopa | mild abdominal pain; movement in abdomen |
P symptoms during prakopa | sour burps; burning sensation, thirst |
K symptoms during prakopa | aversion to food, nausea |
what happens during prasara stage? | doSas move out of won sites and move distally via srotAmsi, rasa/rakta); agni is impaired and ama develops |
V symptoms during prasara | movement in wrong direction in GI |
P symptoms during prasara | body feels like it's on fire |
K symptoms during prasara | loss of taste, fatigue, vomiting |
what happens during sthAnasamSraya stage? | doSas find kha vaigunya; disease starts to manifest; type of sroto duSTi can be identified |
what happens during vyakti stage? | cardinal signs and symptoms show up; treatment that opposes the disease (rather than doSas) is required. |
what happens during bheda stage? | disease becomes more resistant to treatment; ojas further depleted |
sAma | with Ama |
nirAma | without Ama |
what are the properties of Ama? | sticky, slimy with foul odor |
7 symptoms of Ama | stasis of food/indigestion; heaviness of body; laziness; excess salivation; constipation; fatigue; foul smell |
3 causative facotrs for disease (nidAna) | asAtmyendriyArtha saMyoga; prajNaparAdha; pariNAma |
asAtmyendriyArtha saMyoga | improper utilization of the sense organs |
prajNaparAdha | improper use of the intellect |
pariNAma | temporal factors |
trividha parIkSA | darSana; sparSana; praSna |
darSana | inspection |
sparSana | palpitation |
praSna | questioning |
aSTavdiha parIkSA | nAdi; mUtra; mala; jihvA; Sabda; sparSa; netra; AkRti |
nAdi | pulse |
mUtra | urine |
mala | feces and other malas |
jihvA | tongue |
Sabda | sounds of the body |
sparSa | palpation |
netra | eyes |
AkRti | general appearance |
Signs of vAta vRddhi lakSaNas | emaciation; blackish discoloration; tremors and involuntary movements; bloating; constipation; fatigue and weakness of sense organs; insomnia; excess talking; confusion; desire for warm things; joing and muscle pain; fear, anxiety, grief |
signs of pitta vRddhi lakSaNas | yellowish discoloration; redness and inflammation; increased body temperature and burning sensations; desire for cold things; thirst; disturbed sleep; fainting; fatigue; weakness of sense organs; bitter taste in mouth; anger; irritability; criticism |
signs of kapha vRddhi lakSaNas | reduced agni; hypersalivation; lethargy; pallor and white coated tongue; decreased body temperature; looseness, softness of body parts; weight gain and heavy feeling; respiratory disorders; hypersomnia; drowsiness; sadness, grief, attachment |
vRddhi lakSanNa | increase |
para ojas | excellent form of ojas located in the hRdaya in the quantity of 8 drops |
apara ojas | the ordinary form of ojas that circulates throughout the body in the quantity of 1/2 aNjali |
8 causes of reduced ojas | trauma; poor nourishment; anger; grief; worry; exertion; hunger; thirst |
4 signs of reduced ojas | fatigue; weak sense organs; dull complexion; dryness of body; depression |
8 treatments to build ojas | nourishing foods; milk; ghee; rasayana herbs; chyavanprASa; rest; light oil massage; emotional support |
9 causes of impaired agni | eating too much or too little; indigestion; irregular diet; unsuitable foods; heavy, cold, dry, contaminated foods; improperly administered purgation, emesis, snehana; prolonged sickness; seasonal and geographical changes; suppression of natural urges |
bahaya marga | external roga mArgas related to rasa, rakta and skin. Might include skin disorders, hair, nails. Easily treatable. |
roga mArgas | pathways for disease |
mahyama marga | central roga mArga, related to muscles, joints, bones and marmas--may manifest as neurological disordrs, muscle/joint disorders, vital organ disorders |
abhyantara marga | internal roga mArga related to GI tract. May include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, respiratory disorders, constipation, abdominal disease; treatable with effort if diseases are chronic |
nija roga | internal cause of disease |
agantu roga | external cause of disease |
daiva vyapashrya chikitsa | divine (soul level) therapy |
yukti vyapashrya chikitsa | body level therapy (V, P, K) |
sattva vajaya chikitsa | mind level therapy (S, R, T) |
SArIrika | physical disease |
mAnasika | mental disease |
sAmAnyaja | more than one doSa involved in disease |
nAnAtmaja | single doSa involved in disease |
rasa pradoSaja | rasa dominant disease |
sukhasAdhya | easily curable disease |
kaSTasAdhya | a disease curable with difficulty |
yApya | a disease that needs palliative care |
asAdhya | incurable disease |
adyAtmika | disease related with one's own self |
adhibhoutika | disease aquired from other sources (animal, trauma, infection) |
Adidaivika | naturally occurring disease due to seasonal changes or super natural powers |
doSa gati | movement of doSas from their original site in the GI tract (koSTha) to peripheral sites outside the GI tract (SAkhA) |
signs of increased (vRddhi) purISa | distention, pain and heaviness of abdomen |
signs of decreased (kSaya) purISa | scanty feces, gurgling in abdomen, pain in chest and flanks, movement of vata in opposite direction |
signs of increased (vRddhi) mUtra | frequent and excess urination, pain in bladder |
signs of decreased (kSaya) mUtra | scanty urine; painful urination; blood in urine; thirst |
signs of increased (vRddhi) sveda | body odor due to excess perspiration; itching of skin |
signs of decreased (kSaya) sveda | dryness of skin; impaired sense of touch |
causes of prANavaha sroto duSTi | malnourishment; suppression of natural urges; consumption of dry foods; exercising while hungry |
causes of udakavaha sroto duSTi | exposure to heat; indigestion; alcohol; consumption of dry foods; suppressing thirst |
causes of annavaha sroto duSTi | untimely intake of large quantities of unwholesome food |
causes of pUriSavaha sroto duSTi | suppression of defecation; overating; not eating in those who have weak agni and are emaciated |
causes of mUtravaha sroto duSTi | overeating and drinking; sexual intercourse while having urge to urinate; suppression of urine |
causes of svedavaha sroto duSTi | excess exercise; exposure to heat; exposure to hot and cold soon after one another; anger, grief and fear |
causes of rasavaha sroto duSTi | consumption of heavy, cold, unctuous foods; worry |
causes of raktavaha sroto duSTi | cosumption of sharp, unctuous, hot and liquid foods; exposure to sun and fire |
causes of mAMsavaha sroto duSTi | eating heavy, dense, and foods that cause stagnation of channels; sleeping after eating meals |
causes of medavaha sroto duSTi | lack of exercise; napping during the day; high fat diet; alcohol |
causes of asthivaha sroto duSTi | vigorous exercise involving impact on bones; vata aggravating food |
causes of majjavaha sroto duSTi | injury to bones; eating incompatible foods |
Sukravaha sroto duSTi | excess sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse at inappropriate times; suppression of sexual urge; injury to genital organs |
3 stages of pancha karma | 1. preparatory procedures (purva karma); 2. main cleansing procedures (pradhana karma); 3. post-procedures (pashchata karma) |
purva karma | preparatory phase of panha karam |
pradhana karma | main cleansing procedures of pancha karma |
pashchata karma | post-procedures of pancha karma |
The 5 pancha karmas | 1. emesis (vamana karma); 2. purgation (virechana karma); 3. enema (basti karma); 4. errhine (nasya karma); 5. blood-letting (rakta mokshana) |
contraindications for panchakarma | acute fever, debilitating disease, in certain tumors and cancers, children, the elderly, pregnant women |
PK treatment best for vata | enema (basti karma) |
PK treatment best for pitta | purgation (virechana karma) |
PK treatment best for kapha | emesis (vamana karma) |