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[[File:Dosha stages.jpg|center|frame|Figure 04: Stages of dosha.]]
[[File:Dosha stages.jpg|center|frame|Figure 04: Stages of dosha.]]
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'''Hyperfunctioning of vata(vridhilakshana):''' When vata levels in the body are increasing, the body exhibits various signs and symptoms as below: [Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana15/15]<ref name="multiple3" />, [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana11/5]<ref name="multiple4" />, [A.S. Sutra Sthana 19/6]<ref name="multiple9" />:
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<li>Emaciation(karshya)</li>
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<li>Blackish discoloration(kashnya)</li>
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<li>Fond of hot articles(ushankamitva)</li>
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<li>Uncontrolled movements(kampa or gatrasaphurana)</li>
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<li>Abdominal distension(anaha)</li>
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<li>Constipation (shakrutgraha or gadhavarcha)</li>
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<li>Decreased strength(balabhransha or alpabalatvam)</li>
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<li>Loss of sleep(nidrabhransa or nidranasha)</li>
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<li>Sensory and motor function loss(indriyabhransa)</li>
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<li>Delirium(pralapa)</li>
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<li>Dizziness(bhrama)</li>
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<li>Lack of self-confidence(dinata)</li>
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<li>Dryness of skin(twakaparushya)</li>
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<li>Pain in bones(asthishula)</li>
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<li>Reduction in bone marrow(majjashosha)</li>
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<li>Flatulence (adhmana)</li>
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<li>Delusion(moha)</li>
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<li>Fear(bhaya)</li>
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<li>Grief or sorrow(shoka)</li></ul>
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'''Hypo functioning of vata (kshayalakshana):''' When vata levels in the body are declining, the body exhibits various signs and symptoms as below:[Su.Sa. Sutra Sthana15/9]<ref name="multiple3" /> , [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana11/15-16]<ref name="multiple4" />, [A.S. Sutra Sthana19/15]<ref name="multiple9" />
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<ul><li>Avoid talk (alpabhashita or alpavaka)</li>
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<li>Generalized weakness(angasada)</li>
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<li>Loss of sensation (sangyamoha or mudasangyta)</li>
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<li>Symptoms of increasedkapha</li>
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<li>Less active(mandacheshta)</li>
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<li>Loss of happiness or lack of pleasure (apraharsha)</li>
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<li>Excess salivation(praseka)</li>
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<li>Loss of appetite(aruchi)</li>
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<li>Nausea(rhallasa)</li></ul>
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== Diagnosis ==
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The state of vata dosha can be diagnosed and assessed based on clinical features. The most presented clinical features of vata dosha are pain(shula), numbness(suptata), dryness(rukshta) rigidity(stambhana), wasting (shosha)and harshness(parusha).[Cha.Sa. SutraSthana20/12]
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Eighty types of diseases due to an imbalance of vatadosha(vatajananatmajavyadhi) are listed.[Cha.Sa. SutraSthana20/11][table 02]:
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|+ Table 2: Diseases due to vata dosha
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|+ style="caption-side:bottom; | '''Table 02: 80 types of disease of vata (vatajananatmajavikara)'''
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| Cracks in nail(nakhabheda)
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| Diarrhea(vidbheda)
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| Difficulty in vision(akshibheda)
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| Frontal pain(lalatabheda)
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| Cracks in feet(vipadika)
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| Dysperistalsis(udarvarta)
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| Toothache(dantabheda)
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| Headache(shiroruka)
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| Foot pain(padashula)
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| Unable to walk (khanjata)
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| Loose teeth(dantashaithilya)
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| Scaling in scalp(keshabhumisphutana)
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| Foot drop(pada bhransha)
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| Kyphosis(kubjata)
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| Aphasia(mukatva)
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| Facial paralysis(ardita)
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| Foot numbness(pada suptata)
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| Dwarfism(vamanatva)
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| Speech disorder(vakasanga)
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| Monoplegia(ekangaroga)
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| Difficulty in walking (vatakhuddata)
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| Stiffness of sacroiliac joint(trikagraha)
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| Astringent taste in mouth(kashayasyata)
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| Quadriplegia (sarvangaroga)
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| Stiffness in ankle(gulphagraha)
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| Back stiffness(prishtagraha)
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| Dry mouth(mukhashosha)
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| Hemiplegia(pakshavadha)
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| Cramps in calf(pindikodveshtana)
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| Lateral side Chest pain(parshvavamarda)
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| Tastelessness (arasagyata)
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| Clonic contraction(akshepaka)
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| Sciatica(gridhrasi)
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| Pain abdomen(udaraveshta)
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| Anosmia(grananasha)
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| Tonic contraction(dandaka)
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| Genu varum(janubheda)
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| Stiffness in heart(hridmoha)
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| Earache(karnashula)
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| Fainting(tama)
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| Genu valgum(januvishlesha)
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| Heaviness in heart(hriddrava)
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| Tinnitus (ashabdashravana)
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| Giddiness(bhrama)
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| Stiffness in thigh(urustambha)
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| Rubbing pain in chest(vakshauddharsa)
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| Difficult hearing(ucchaihsruti)
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| Tremors(vepathu)
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| Thigh pain(urusada)
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| Difficulty in thoracic cage muscle movements(vakshauparodha)
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| Deafness (badhirya)
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| Yawning(jrimbha)
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| Paraplegia(pangulya)
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| Stabbing pain in chest(vakshastoda)
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| Ptosis of eye lid(vartmastambha)
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| Hiccups (hikka)
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| Rectum prolapse(gudabhransha)
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| Wasting of arm muscles(bahushosha)
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| Entropion (vartmasankocha)
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| Depression(vishada)
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| Tenasmus (gudarti)
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| Neck stiffness(grivastambha)
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| Glaucoma (timira)
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| Delirium(atipralapa)
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| Scrotum pain(vrushnakshepa)
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| Torticollis(manyastambha)
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| Pain in eye(akshishula)
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| Dryness(rukshya)
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| Stiffness in penis(shephastambha)
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| Hoarseness of voice (kanthoddhvansa)
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| Complete Loss of vision(akshivyudasa)
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| Hardness(parushya)
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| Tension in groin area(vankshanaanaha)
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| Difficult movement of tempo-mandibular joint(hanubheda)
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| complete loss of eye brow(bhruvyudasa)
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| Dusky appearance (shyavarunaavbhasata)
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| Pelvic girdle pain(shronibheda)
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| Cracks in lips(oshthabheda)
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| Temporal pain(sankhabheda)
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| Insomnia(aswapana)
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