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Thus, the presence or absence of specific factors determine the ability or otherwise of the body to resist all types of diseases. [4]

Thus, the presence or absence of specific factors determine the ability or otherwise of the body to resist all types of diseases. [4]

==== Etiology of ''kaphaja prameha'' ====

==== Etiology of ''Kaphaja Prameha'' ====

तत्रेमेत्रयोनिदानादिविशेषाःश्लेष्मनिमित्तानांप्रमेहाणामाश्वभिर्निर्वृत्तिकराभवन्ति; तद्यथा-  

तत्रेमेत्रयोनिदानादिविशेषाःश्लेष्मनिमित्तानांप्रमेहाणामाश्वभिर्निर्वृत्तिकराभवन्ति; तद्यथा-  

An excessive intake of ''kapha''-vitiating food articles or lifestyle activities contributes to severe manifestations of ''kaphaja prameha''. The following are some of the specific etiological factors for the ''kaphaja'' variant of this disease:

An excessive intake of ''kapha''-vitiating food articles or lifestyle activities contributes to severe manifestations of ''kaphaja prameha''. The following are some of the specific etiological factors for the ''kaphaja'' variant of this disease:

• Frequent and excessive intake of:

*Frequent and excessive intake of:

o newly harvested grains like hayanaka, yavaka (a variety of Hordeum vulgare Linn), cinaka, uddalaka,naishadha,itkata, mukundaka, mahavrihi, promodaka, and sugandhaka;

**Newly harvested grains like ''hayanaka, yavaka'' (a variety of Hordeum vulgare Linn), ''cinaka, uddalaka,naishadha,itkata, mukundaka,'' ''mahavrihi, promodaka,'' and ''sugandhaka'';

o newly harvested pulses like harenu (Pisum sativum Linn.) and masha (Phaseolus radiates Linn.), consumed with ghee;  

**Newly harvested pulses like ''harenu'' (Pisum sativum Linn.) and ''masha'' (Phaseolus radiates Linn.), consumed with ghee;  

o the meat of domesticated, marshy and aquatic animals;

**The meat of domesticated, marshy and aquatic animals;

o vegetables, tila (Sesamum indicum Linn.) oil, cakes of tila, pastries, payasa (milk-based pudding), krisara (gruel prepared of tila, rice, and black gram), vilepi (a type of thick gruel), and sugarcane-based food preparations;

**Vegetables, ''tila'' (Sesamum indicum Linn.) oil, cakes of ''tila'', pastries, ''payasa'' (milk-based pudding), ''krisara'' (gruel prepared of ''tila'', rice, and black gram), ''vilepi'' (a type of thick gruel), and sugarcane-based food preparations;

o milk, new wine, immature curd (curd which is mostly liquid and sweet);

**Milk, new wine, immature curd (curd which is mostly liquid and sweet);

o Various dietary regimen that produces excess kapha, fat, and urine;

**Various dietary regimen that produces excess ''kapha'', fat, and urine;

• Lifestyle related activities, including

*Lifestyle related activities, including

o Avoidance of physical exercise; and

**Avoidance of physical exercise; and

o Excessive sleep, bed rest and sedentary habits;  

**Excessive sleep, bed rest and sedentary habits;  

The kapha with excessive fluid component is specific vitiation in prameha.

 

Specific dushyas of prameha include excess abaddha meda (loose fat), mamsa (muscle tissues), vasa (muscle fat), majja (marrow), kleda (body fluids), sukra (semen and reproductive tissues), rakta (blood), lasika (lymph) and rasa (plasma) and ojas (the purest of all dhatus).  [5-7]

The ''kapha'' with excessive fluid component is specific vitiation in ''prameha''.

Specific ''dushyas'' of ''prameha'' include excess ''abaddha meda'' (loose fat), ''mamsa'' (muscle tissues), ''vasa'' (muscle fat), ''majja'' (marrow), ''kleda''(body fluids), ''shukra'' (semen and reproductive tissues), ''rakta'' (blood), ''lasika'' (lymph) and ''rasa'' (plasma) and ''ojas'' (the purest of all ''dhatus'').  [5-7]

==== Pathogenesis ====

==== Pathogenesis ====