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=== Introduction ===

=== Introduction ===

Raktapitta is a serious disease caused due to vitiation of rakta by aggravated pitta. This chapter is placed after jwara, because raktapitta can occur due to the increased heat in the body produced after jwara. Prompt management is necessary for this dreadful disease. This disease develops due to pitta aggravation as a result of consumption of ushna, teekshna, agneya dravya and excessive exposure to sunlight.

''Raktapitta'' is a serious disease caused due to vitiation of ''rakta'' by aggravated ''pitta''. This chapter is placed after ''jwara'', because ''raktapitta'' can occur due to the increased heat in the body produced after ''jwara''. Prompt management is necessary for this dreadful disease. This disease develops due to ''pitta'' aggravation as a result of consumption of ''ushna, teekshna, agneya dravya'' and excessive exposure to sunlight.

Because of similarity in constitution of pitta with rakta, rakta dhatu is also vitiated by the etiological factors and has similarity in its smell and color, and is therefore called raktapitta.

 

Because of similarity in constitution of ''pitta'' with rakta, rakta dhatu is also vitiated by the etiological factors and has similarity in its smell and color, and is therefore called ''raktapitta''.

 

It originates in the spleen and liver which play pivotal roles in the blood physiology, including clotting. Manifestations of raktapitta depend upon vitiation and predominance of a particular dosha. There may be a combination of one, two or all the three dosha and based on dosha specific features of raktapitta may appear pale, unctuous and slimy in kapha, frothy, blackish red in vata and cane sugar like urine, shiny black, smoky and coarse-like collerium in pitta. Raktapitta associated with one dosha is curable, with two dosha is difficult to cure and incurable if all three dosha are involved.

It originates in the spleen and liver which play pivotal roles in the blood physiology, including clotting. Manifestations of raktapitta depend upon vitiation and predominance of a particular dosha. There may be a combination of one, two or all the three dosha and based on dosha specific features of raktapitta may appear pale, unctuous and slimy in kapha, frothy, blackish red in vata and cane sugar like urine, shiny black, smoky and coarse-like collerium in pitta. Raktapitta associated with one dosha is curable, with two dosha is difficult to cure and incurable if all three dosha are involved.

Movement of raktapitta may be upward or downward meaning bleeding from uppper and/or lower external orifices. This manifestation depends on etiological factors, unctuous hot factors associated with kapha has upward raktapitta however rough hot associated with vata has downward raktapitta.

Movement of raktapitta may be upward or downward meaning bleeding from uppper and/or lower external orifices. This manifestation depends on etiological factors, unctuous hot factors associated with kapha has upward raktapitta however rough hot associated with vata has downward raktapitta.