Arsha Chikitsa: Difference between revisions
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The causes of acquired hemorrhoids : | The causes of acquired hemorrhoids : | ||
In a person whose power of digestion is afflicted, mala (waste products) gets accumulated in excess due to the following reasons: | In a person whose power of digestion is afflicted, mala (waste products) gets accumulated in excess due to the following reasons: | ||
#Intake of heavy, sweet, cold, abhishyandi (food that causes obstruction in the channels of circulation), vidahi (that causes burning sensation) and viruddha ( mutually contra¬dictory ) food; intake of food before the previous meal is digested; intake of a small quantity | #Intake of heavy, sweet, cold, abhishyandi (food that causes obstruction in the channels of circulation), vidahi (that causes burning sensation) and viruddha ( mutually contra¬dictory ) food; intake of food before the previous meal is digested; intake of a small quantity of food;and intake of unwholesome food; | ||
of food; and intake of unwholesome food; | |||
#Excessive intake of the meats of cattle, fish, pig, buffalo, goat and sheep; | #Excessive intake of the meats of cattle, fish, pig, buffalo, goat and sheep; | ||
#Meat of emaciated animals, dried meat and putrefied meat. | #Meat of emaciated animals, dried meat and putrefied meat. | ||