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[[File:Kapha Fig5.jpg|center|Figure 05: Natural factors responsible for kapha vriddhi.]]<center>'''Figure 05: Natural factors responsible for kapha vriddhi.'''</center></div>
[[File:Kapha Fig5.jpg|center|Figure 05: Natural factors responsible for kapha vriddhi.]]<center>'''Figure 05: Natural factors responsible for kapha vriddhi.'''</center></div>
=== Acquired factors: ===
<div style='text-align:justify;'>Acquired factors are those which increase and aggravate kapha dosha other than natural factors. These are avoidable and used in clinical practice by applying the concept of samanyavisheshasiddhanta. These factors are as follows: [Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/23-24]<ref name="ref3"/> [A.Hr. Nidana Sthana 1/17-18]<ref name="ref8"/>
<ul><li style="font-weight:bold">Diet(dravya) and properties of diet: <span style="font-weight:normal">Food with sweet(madhura), sour(amla)and salt(lavana) taste, heavy-to-digest food, slimy, unctuous food articles and excessive intake of water cause kapha vitiation.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Lifestyle and other activities: <span style="font-weight:normal">Daytime sleep (diwaswapana), lack of exercise(avyayama), drinking water at night(nishaambupana), mixing wholesome and unwholesome together (samashana) and over eating before digestion of previous meals(adhyashana), etc. [Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana 21/23-24]<ref name="ref3"/> </span></li>
<li style="font-weight:bold">Emotional and behavior factors: <span style="font-weight:normal">pleasure(harsha). </span></li></ul></div>