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== Understanding the clinical features of stanya dushti ==
== Understanding the clinical features of stanya dushti ==
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dalhana has pondered over the vitiation of stanya due to various dosha where the stanya vitiated by pitta dosha can lead to pungent and bitter taste instead of sweet. It also leads to occurrence of pita (yellowish discolouration), neela (bluish discolouration), lohita raji (reddish discolouration) in stanya. (Dalhana on Su. Sa. Nidana Sthana 10/25) Atipandutva (excess whitishness) and ati-madhurya (excess sweet taste) is depictive of kapha dushta stanya as well. [Dalhana on Su. Sa. Nidana Sthana 10/25] <br/>Charak Samhita [Cha. Sa. Shareera Sthana 8/56] and Ashtang Hridaya (A.H. Uttar Tantra 2/2-5) also mentions the features of stanya dushti based on dosha prominence as below- </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dalhana has pondered over the vitiation of stanya due to various dosha where the stanya vitiated by pitta dosha can lead to pungent and bitter taste instead of sweet. It also leads to occurrence of pita (yellowish discolouration), neela (bluish discolouration), lohita raji (reddish discolouration) in stanya. (Dalhana on Su. Sa. Nidana Sthana 10/25) Atipandutva (excess whitishness) and ati-madhurya (excess sweet taste) is depictive of kapha dushta stanya as well. [Dalhana on Su. Sa. Nidana Sthana 10/25] <br/>Charak Samhita [Cha. Sa. Shareera Sthana 8/56] and Ashtang Hridaya (A.H. Uttar Tantra 2/2-5) also mentions the features of stanya dushti based on dosha prominence as below- </p>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Table No. 3 Characteristics of dosha dushta stanya'''
!'''Stanya dushti'''
!'''Colour of stanya'''
!'''Taste (rasa) of stanya'''
!'''Nature of stanya'''
!'''Effect of stanya'''
|-
|Vataja
|Shyava-aruna varna (Reddish black in colour)
|Kashaya Anurasa (slightly astringent)
|· Vishada (clear)
· Agandha (odourless)
· Ruksha (devoid of unctousness)
· Drava (excessive liquid in consistency)
· Phenila (with bubbles or effervescence)
|· Atriptikara (not nourishing or satiating)
· Karshana (emaciating)
· Vata vikarakara (causing Vata diseases)
· Vibandhakrita (causing constipation) (A.H. Uttar Tantra 2/2)
|-
|Pittaja
|Krishna (blackish)
neela (bluish)
peeta (yellowish)
tamra (reddish)
|Tikta (bitter), amla (sour), katu (pungent) taste (rasa)
|Kunapa gandha (foul smelling)
ushna (warm)
|· Pitta vikara kara (causing pitta diseases)
· Daha (causing burning sensation when ingested) (A. H. Uttar Tantra 2/3)
· Charmadala (skin disease)(Ka. S Khila Sthana 15/8)
· Amlapitta (Hyperacidity), (Ka.S Khila Sthana 15/8)
· Vamana (Ka.S Khila Sthana 15/8)
· Kasa (Cough)A . S .U 2/14
· Shwasa (Dyspnea), A. S .U 2/14
· Jwara (Fever) A. S.U 2/14
|-
|Kapha
|Ati-Shukla (excessively white)
|Ati-madhura (sweet),
lavana (salty) anurasa
|· Ghrita- taila- vasa gandhi (smelling like ghee, oils)
· Picchila (with sticky consistency)
· Tantumada (thread like consistency)
· Jala Nimajjan (sedimenting in water) (A.H.Uttar Tantra 2/4)
|· Shleshma vikara kara
· Phakka (Breast milk
induced marasmus) (K.S.Chi.17/4)
· Visarpa (erysipelas),
· Kotha(erythematous rash),
· Kandu (itching),
· Swasa (breathing abnormality) ,
· Kasa (cough),
· Shaitya (cold body),
· Pratishyaya(coryza),
· Kshiralasaka (A.S.U.2/16)
|}