ETIOLOGICAL
CONSIDERATION OF VATAVYADHI
DR. ANAND B.MORE.
Professor, Roganidana Department
B.V.D.U,
College of Ayurved
Pune-
43 (Maharashtra )
Vata vyadhi are the important diseases of the body. As they take place
in the Madhyama marga, these diseases are incurable for treatment. Vata vyadhi
are described elaboratively in different samhita grantha.
Vatavyadhi are said to be critical because Vata being the most
powerful in all Dosha, having the capacity to manifest acute diseases, nature
of diseases are severe, these diseases are difficult for management and needs
Ayurvedic treatment.
The etio-pathogenesis & clinical features
of vata vyadhi are described precisely in
each text.
Etiological factors of vata vyadhi are of different types. Today hetu
described in ancient era has been changed; these hetu can be compared with the
hetu of modern era.
Due to continuous consumption of hetu, Vata gets vitiated &
aggravated to form different types of disease.
According
to hetu & sthana i.e. involved site of lesion it produces various types of
diseases.
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vata gets vitiated by two different causes i.e.
1) By the depletion of Dhatu
(Dhatukshayajanya vata prakopa).
2) By the occlusion of channels
(Margavarodha janya vata prakopa.)
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Therefore the hetu of vata vyadhi can be grouped in two ways for study
purpose.
1) DHATUKSHAYAKAR HETU:
Consumption of Ruksha i.e. dry or
non fatty food items like pulses, air tight food, bakery products, bhel, junk
food etc.
Shita i.e. cold water, cold-drinks, chilled food items etc.
Laghu aahar i.e. light or low calorie diet of insufficient
quantities.
Ati Vyavaya i.e. excessive sexual
activities.
Ati Jagarana i.e. awaking at night for a long period
Improper therapeutic procedure i.e.adminstration of
therapies which causes excessive elimination
of Dosha and Rakta.
Langhana
i.e. fasting.
Plawana
i.e. swimming,
Ati chankramana i.e. excessive walking
Ati Vyayam i.e. excessive physical exercise
Excessive
riding on a horse, an elephant, a camel, or else fall from them.
In
present times, excessive riding on bike, excessive traveling related to work.
Depletion
of tissues (Dhatu)
Excessive emaciation
due to Chinta i.e. worries. Presently due to fast life and global comepetition
the evidence of mental and physical stress & strain has been
increased..
Shoka
i.e. grievances,
Affliction
of diseases
Abhighat
i.e. trauma or due accidents various types of vatavyadhi get manifested.
2) MARGAVARODHAJANYA HETU
Vega awarodha i.e. suppression of natural urges
Due to obstruction of Ama
Marma badha i.e. injury to vital part like head injury.
As we come across these hetu described or classified in ancient texts as
above, we find difficulty to define particular hetu dravya. So we can elaborate
these hetu more according to type of dravya as below-
These hetu can be further classified in following ways
Ø Aharaj hetu:
Ruksha i.e.dry or non fatty food items like pulses, air tight
food,
Bakery products, Bhel, Junk food etc.
Shita i.e. cold water cold-drinks, chilled food items etc.
Laghu ahara i.e. light or low calorie diet of
insufficient quantities.
Langhana i.e. fasting.
Ama producing diet i.e. Agnimandyakar ahara
Ø Viharaj hetu :
Ati Vyavaya i.e. excessive
intercourse
Ati Jagarana i.e. awaking at night for a long period
Plawana i.e. swimming,
Ati chankramana i.e. excessive walking
Ati Vyayam i.e. excessive physical exercise
Excessive
riding on an elephant, or camel, or horse or else fall from them.
Ø Ashuddha chikitsa:
Visham upachar i.e. inappropriate administration
of Panchakarma & other therapeutic measures.
Dosha sravan and Rakta sravan i.e. excessive loss of Dosha, & blood.
Rogati
karshanat i.e. marked emaciation of the body due to chronic
diseases.
Ø Manas hetu:
Chinta i.e. Excessive worry
or stress
Shoka i.e. grievances.
Ø Agantu hetu:
Abhighat i.e. trauma
Marma badha i.e. injury to vital part like head injury.
Due to above said hetu sevan there will be either dhatu kshaya or
margavarodha in the strotas which results in vitiation of vata
This vitiated vata dosha afflicting the patent channel of the body,
gives rise to various generalized diseases or to those localized parts of the
body.
From above discussion, we can conclude that Vata dushti hetu should be
classified according to their etiogenic role, not by pathogenic role i.e.
dhatukshayakara or margavarodhkara action. It will help us to define origin of
disease .So that Nidanaparivarjana can be suggested more specifically and
proper line of treatment can be given as per the causative factor.
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