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[[File:Dosha stages.jpg|center|frame|Figure 04: Stages of dosha.]]
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'''Hyperfunctioning of vata(vridhilakshana):''' When vata levels in the body are increasing, the body exhibits various signs and symptoms as below: [Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana15/15]<ref name="multiple3" />, [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana11/5]<ref name="multiple4" />, [A.S. Sutra Sthana 19/6]<ref name="multiple9" />:
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<li>Emaciation(karshya)</li>
<li>Blackish discoloration(kashnya)</li>
<li>Fond of hot articles(ushankamitva)</li>
<li>Uncontrolled movements(kampa or gatrasaphurana)</li>
<li>Abdominal distension(anaha)</li>
<li>Constipation (shakrutgraha or gadhavarcha)</li>
<li>Decreased strength(balabhransha or alpabalatvam)</li>
<li>Loss of sleep(nidrabhransa or nidranasha)</li>
<li>Sensory and motor function loss(indriyabhransa)</li>
<li>Delirium(pralapa)</li>
<li>Dizziness(bhrama)</li>
<li>Lack of self-confidence(dinata)</li>
<li>Dryness of skin(twakaparushya)</li>
<li>Pain in bones(asthishula)</li>
<li>Reduction in bone marrow(majjashosha)</li>
<li>Flatulence (adhmana)</li>
<li>Delusion(moha)</li>
<li>Fear(bhaya)</li>
<li>Grief or sorrow(shoka)</li></ul>
'''Hypo functioning of vata (kshayalakshana):''' When vata levels in the body are declining, the body exhibits various signs and symptoms as below:[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana15/9]<ref name="multiple3" /> , [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana11/15-16]<ref name="multiple4" />, [A.S. Sutra Sthana19/15]<ref name="multiple9" />
<ul><li>Avoid talk (alpabhashita or alpavaka)</li>
<li>Generalized weakness(angasada)</li>
<li>Loss of sensation (sangyamoha or mudasangyta)</li>
<li>Symptoms of increasedkapha</li>
<li>Less active(mandacheshta)</li>
<li>Loss of happiness or lack of pleasure (apraharsha)</li>
<li>Excess salivation(praseka)</li>
<li>Loss of appetite(aruchi)</li>
<li>Nausea(rhallasa)</li></ul>
== Diagnosis ==
The state of vata dosha can be diagnosed and assessed based on clinical features. The most presented clinical features of vata dosha are pain(shula), numbness(suptata), dryness(rukshta) rigidity(stambhana), wasting (shosha)and harshness(parusha).[Cha.Sa. SutraSthana20/12]
Eighty types of diseases due to an imbalance of vatadosha(vatajananatmajavyadhi) are listed.[Cha.Sa. SutraSthana20/11][table 02]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table 2: Diseases due to vata dosha
|+ style="caption-side:bottom; | '''Table 02: 80 types of disease of vata (vatajananatmajavikara)'''
|-
| Cracks in nail(nakhabheda)
| Diarrhea(vidbheda)
| Difficulty in vision(akshibheda)
| Frontal pain(lalatabheda)
|-
| Cracks in feet(vipadika)
| Dysperistalsis(udarvarta)
| Toothache(dantabheda)
| Headache(shiroruka)
|-
| Foot pain(padashula)
| Unable to walk (khanjata)
| Loose teeth(dantashaithilya)
| Scaling in scalp(keshabhumisphutana)
|-
| Foot drop(pada bhransha)
| Kyphosis(kubjata)
| Aphasia(mukatva)
| Facial paralysis(ardita)
|-
| Foot numbness(pada suptata)
| Dwarfism(vamanatva)
| Speech disorder(vakasanga)
| Monoplegia(ekangaroga)
|-
| Difficulty in walking (vatakhuddata)
| Stiffness of sacroiliac joint(trikagraha)
| Astringent taste in mouth(kashayasyata)
| Quadriplegia (sarvangaroga)
|-
| Stiffness in ankle(gulphagraha)
| Back stiffness(prishtagraha)
| Dry mouth(mukhashosha)
| Hemiplegia(pakshavadha)
|-
| Cramps in calf(pindikodveshtana)
| Lateral side Chest pain(parshvavamarda)
| Tastelessness (arasagyata)
| Clonic contraction(akshepaka)
|-
| Sciatica(gridhrasi)
| Pain abdomen(udaraveshta)
| Anosmia(grananasha)
| Tonic contraction(dandaka)
|-
| Genu varum(janubheda)
| Stiffness in heart(hridmoha)
| Earache(karnashula)
| Fainting(tama)
|-
| Genu valgum(januvishlesha)
| Heaviness in heart(hriddrava)
| Tinnitus (ashabdashravana)
| Giddiness(bhrama)
|-
| Stiffness in thigh(urustambha)
| Rubbing pain in chest(vakshauddharsa)
| Difficult hearing(ucchaihsruti)
| Tremors(vepathu)
|-
| Thigh pain(urusada)
| Difficulty in thoracic cage muscle movements(vakshauparodha)
| Deafness (badhirya)
| Yawning(jrimbha)
|-
| Paraplegia(pangulya)
| Stabbing pain in chest(vakshastoda)
| Ptosis of eye lid(vartmastambha)
| Hiccups (hikka)
|-
| Rectum prolapse(gudabhransha)
| Wasting of arm muscles(bahushosha)
| Entropion (vartmasankocha)
| Depression(vishada)
|-
| Tenasmus (gudarti)
| Neck stiffness(grivastambha)
| Glaucoma (timira)
| Delirium(atipralapa)
|-
| Scrotum pain(vrushnakshepa)
| Torticollis(manyastambha)
| Pain in eye(akshishula)
| Dryness(rukshya)
|-
| Stiffness in penis(shephastambha)
| Hoarseness of voice (kanthoddhvansa)
| Complete Loss of vision(akshivyudasa)
| Hardness(parushya)
|-
| Tension in groin area(vankshanaanaha)
| Difficult movement of tempo-mandibular joint(hanubheda)
| complete loss of eye brow(bhruvyudasa)
| Dusky appearance (shyavarunaavbhasata)
|-
| Pelvic girdle pain(shronibheda)
| Cracks in lips(oshthabheda)
| Temporal pain(sankhabheda)
| Insomnia(aswapana)
|-
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