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|keywords=Purisha,fecal matter in ayurveda,Purisha Meaning,Mala,Aharamala,Ayurveda, Indian system of medicine,charak samhita
 
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|description=The term ‘purisha’ means fecal matter or stool. It denotes the waste product or undigested residue remaining after the nutrient fraction of the food has been separated and absorbed.
 
|description=The term ‘purisha’ means fecal matter or stool. It denotes the waste product or undigested residue remaining after the nutrient fraction of the food has been separated and absorbed.
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<p style="text-align:justify;">The term ‘purisha’ means fecal matter or stool. It denotes the waste product or undigested residue remaining after the nutrient fraction of the food has been separated and absorbed. The feces (purisha) are important for normal physiological functions of [[vayu]] and [[agni]]. (SAT-B.459).<ref>Available from  http://namstp.ayush.gov.in/#/sat</ref>  Stool examination is an important test for assessment of status of digestion and overall health. This article deals with physiological, pathological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of stool.  
The term ‘purisha’ means fecal matter or stool. It denotes the waste product or undigested residue remaining after the nutrient fraction of the food has been separated and absorbed. The feces (purisha) are important for normal physiological functions of [[vayu]] and [[agni]]. (SAT-B.459).<ref>Available from  http://namstp.ayush.gov.in/#/sat</ref>  Stool examination is an important test for assessment of status of digestion and overall health. This article deals with physiological, pathological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of stool.  
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|data6 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre]], I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India
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*Loose motions, stool associated with blood and mucus are features of anemia and diseases due to blood deficiency (pandu) caused by habitual consumption of clay [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 16/30].
 
*Loose motions, stool associated with blood and mucus are features of anemia and diseases due to blood deficiency (pandu) caused by habitual consumption of clay [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 16/30].
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*The following table shows characteristic features of faecal matter in different types of fever (jwara) [Cha. Sa. [[Nidana Sthana ]] 1/21-27],  abdominal lumps(gulma) [Cha.Sa.[[Nidana Sthana ]] 3/7-11] and diseases of digestion and metabolism (grahani) [Cha. Sa. [[ Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/64, 66,70].
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*The following table shows characteristic features of faecal matter in different types of fever (jwara) [Cha.Sa.[[Nidana Sthana]] 1/21-27],  abdominal lumps(gulma) [Cha.Sa.[[Nidana Sthana ]] 3/7-11] and diseases of digestion and metabolism (grahani) [Cha. Sa. [[ Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/64, 66,70].
    
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'''Diet promoting the formation of feces (in case of scanty stool):'''
 
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*Barley (yava) [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana ]]25/40]  
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*Barley (yava) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]25/40]  
    
*A type of soup prepared of cereals and pulses (dhanya-yusha)made of barley(yava), green gram(mudga), black gram(masha), and shali type of rice, sesame seeds, Ziziphus jujuba Lamk (kola) and tender fruits of Aegle marmelos (bilva), sizzled with ghee and oil taken together with curd and the extract of pomegranate(dadima). One should take boiled shali rice along with this soup.
 
*A type of soup prepared of cereals and pulses (dhanya-yusha)made of barley(yava), green gram(mudga), black gram(masha), and shali type of rice, sesame seeds, Ziziphus jujuba Lamk (kola) and tender fruits of Aegle marmelos (bilva), sizzled with ghee and oil taken together with curd and the extract of pomegranate(dadima). One should take boiled shali rice along with this soup.
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'''Role of tastes (rasa):'''
 
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Excessive consumption of bitter taste (tikta rasa) food items leads to decrease of fecal matter. Excessive consumption of astringent food items (kashaya rasa) lead to constipation. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 26/43]
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Excessive consumption of bitter taste (tikta rasa) food items leads to decrease of fecal matter. Excessive consumption of astringent food items (kashaya rasa) lead to constipation. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]26/43]
 
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2.Ramanand Tiwari(2012) : Clinical Evaluation of Bilvadi Leha in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Department of Roganidana and Vikruti Vigyana, IPGT &RA, Jamnagar.
 
2.Ramanand Tiwari(2012) : Clinical Evaluation of Bilvadi Leha in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Department of Roganidana and Vikruti Vigyana, IPGT &RA, Jamnagar.
 
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