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iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH||2||  

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH||2||  

Atreya said, we will now describe the chapter on the treatment of kasa.[1]

Atreya said, we will now describe the chapter on the treatment of ''kasa''.[1]

तपसा यशसा धृत्या धिया च परयाऽन्वितः |  

तपसा यशसा धृत्या धिया च परयाऽन्वितः |  

pa~jcaite syurnRuNAM kAsA vardhamAnAH kShayapradAH||4||  

pa~jcaite syurnRuNAM kAsA vardhamAnAH kShayapradAH||4||  

Atreya, endowed with power of penance, fame and perseverance and super-intellect expounded the infallible therapies for the treatment of ''kasa''. There are five types of ''kasa''. If exacerbated they may cause ''kshaya''. These five types are ''vataja, pittaja, kaphaja, kshataja'' and ''kshayaja''. (3-4)

Atreya, endowed with power of penance, fame and perseverance and super-intellect expounded the infallible therapies for the treatment of ''kasa''. There are five types of ''kasa''. If exacerbated they may cause ''kshaya''. These five types are ''vataja, pittaja, kaphaja, kshataja'' and ''kshayaja''. [3-4]

==== Premonitaory signs ====

==== Premonitory signs ====

पूर्वरूपं भवेत्तेषां शूकपूर्णगलास्यता |  

पूर्वरूपं भवेत्तेषां शूकपूर्णगलास्यता |  

kaNThe kaNDUshca bhojyAnAmavarodhashca jAyate||5||  

kaNThe kaNDUshca bhojyAnAmavarodhashca jAyate||5||  

Following are the premonitory signs and symptoms of kasa:  

Following are the premonitory signs and symptoms of ''kasa'':  

1. Sensation as if throat and mouth are filled with shooka (thorns).

#Sensation as if throat and mouth are filled with ''shooka'' (thorns).

2. Itching sensation in the throat.

#Itching sensation in the throat.

3. Inability to swallow food.(3-4)

#Inability to swallow food.[3-4]

==== Pathophysiology of ''kasa'' ====

==== Pathophysiology of ''kasa'' ====

अधःप्रतिहतो वायुरूर्ध्वस्रोतःसमाश्रितः |  

अधःप्रतिहतो वायुरूर्ध्वस्रोतःसमाश्रितः |  

उदानभावमापन्नः कण्ठे सक्तस्तथोरसि ||६||  

उदानभावमापन्नः कण्ठे सक्तस्तथोरसि ||६||  

आविश्य शिरसः खानि सर्वाणि प्रतिपूरयन् |  

आविश्य शिरसः खानि सर्वाणि प्रतिपूरयन् |  

आभञ्जन्नाक्षिपन् देहं हनुमन्ये तथाऽक्षिणी ||७||  

आभञ्जन्नाक्षिपन् देहं हनुमन्ये तथाऽक्षिणी ||७||  

नेत्रे पृष्ठमुरःपार्श्वे निर्भुज्य स्तम्भयंस्ततः |  

नेत्रे पृष्ठमुरःपार्श्वे निर्भुज्य स्तम्भयंस्ततः |  

शुष्को वा सकफो वाऽपि कसनात्कास उच्यते ||८||  

शुष्को वा सकफो वाऽपि कसनात्कास उच्यते ||८||  

adhaḥpratihatō vāyurūrdhvasrōtaḥsamāśritaḥ|  

adhaḥpratihatō vāyurūrdhvasrōtaḥsamāśritaḥ|  

udānabhāvamāpannaḥ kaṇṭhē saktastathōrasi||6||  

udānabhāvamāpannaḥ kaṇṭhē saktastathōrasi||6||  

āviśya śirasaḥ khāni sarvāṇi pratipūrayan|  

āviśya śirasaḥ khāni sarvāṇi pratipūrayan|  

ābhañjannākṣipan dēhaṁ hanumanyē tathā'kṣiṇī||7||  

ābhañjannākṣipan dēhaṁ hanumanyē tathā'kṣiṇī||7||