Suppressing
natural urges aggravates Vata dosha and creates serious health
problems. A whole 7th chapter in the Charaka Samhita is
dedicated to this topic.
The 13 natural urges:
- Hunger - Kshut
- Thirst - Pipasa
- Sleep - Nidra
- Tears - Vashpa
- Yawning - Jrumbha
- Belching - Udagara
- Sneezing - Kshavatu
- Vomiting - Chardi
- Flatulence - Vata
- Ejaculation - Retas
- Urination – Mutra Vega
- Defecation – Purisha Vega
- Heavy breathing caused by overexertion – Nishwasa
Symptoms caused by suppressing urges and treatments:
1. Hunger
Symptoms:
low digestion, malabsorption, lightheadedness,suppresses the Agni
and Pitta, deranges the whole body and mind.
2. Thirst
Symptoms:
fatigue, heart pain, bladder pain, lower backache, aggravates Vata and Kapha, dryness of throat and mouth, deafness, depression
Ayurvedic
treatment: giving cooling and saturated drinks like coconut water.
Chilled drinks should be avoided.
3. Sleep
Symptoms:
insomnia, fatigue, psychological disorders, headache, drowsiness,
heaviness in the eyes.
Ayurvedic
treatment: Abhyanga – Ayurvedic body massage. Read more about sleep here.
4. Tears
Symptoms:
eye diseases, allergies, heart disease, light-headedness, loss of
appetite
Ayurvedic
treatment: sleep, Padabhyanga – Ayurvedic foot massage,
Shiroabhyanga – Ayurvedic head massage, intake of wine (in limited
quantity) and pleasing talks.
5. Yawning
Symptoms:
tremors, numbness, convulsions, insomnia, weak nervous system
Ayurvedic
treatment: Vata pacifying diet and lifestyle
6. Belching
Symptoms:
cough, hiccups, loss of appetite, palpitations, difficult breathing,
obstruction in cardiac region and chest
Ayurvedic
treatment: warm food that pacifies Vata and Kapha dosha
7. Sneezing
Symptoms:
headache, facial nerve pain, numbness, weak senses, lung disorders,
respiratory allergies, neck stiffness
Ayurvedic
treatment: Shiroabhyanga – Ayurvedic head massage, steam
inhalation, medicated smoke inhalation, nasal drops, Vata pacifying
food and intake of ghee after meals.
8. Vomiting
Symptoms:
nausea, loss of appetite, edema, anemia, fever, skin diseases,
urticaria, itching, fever.
Ayurvedic
treatment: inducing vomiting after giving a light meal, smoking
medicated cigarettes, fasting, Raktamokshana – blood letting
therapy, foods that are dry in nature, mild exercise, Virechana –
purgation therapy.
9. Flatulence
Symptoms:
constipation, difficult urination, abdominal pain, distention,
weakens Vata, air wastes are absorbed into the bones and marrow,
aggravating arthritis and nerves.
Ayurvedic
treatment: Abhyanga – Ayurvedic body massage, internal and external
oleation followed by fomentation, medicated enemas, intake of foods
that enables normal downward movement of flatus.
10. Ejaculation
Symptoms:
weakens the reproductive and urinary system, penis and testes pain,
swollen prostate, difficult urination, cardiac pain, insomnia.
Ayurvedic
treatment: Abhyanga to groin region, tub bath of lower part of the
body, medicated wine, milk, rice, non-unctuous enema and sexual intercourse.
11. Urination
Symptoms:
kidney and urinary system problems, difficult or painful
urination, bladder pain, lower backache, headache, stiffness in
groins.
Ayurvedic
treatment: Abhyanga, fomentation, consumption of medicated ghee to
pacify Vata, use of special enemas and administration of medicated
oils (unctuous enema, un-unctuous enema, and urethral enema). Read about urine diagnosis here.
12. Defecation
Symptoms:
weak colon, constipation, abdominal distention, headache, muscle
cramps in calves, colic pain.
Ayurvedic
treatment: Abhyanga, fomentation, use of enemas, sitz bath, laxative
foods
13. Heavy breathing
Symptoms:
coughing, asthma, shallow breath, low vitality, heart diseases,
fainting
Ayurvedic
treatment: rest, pranayama, following regimen for Vata dosha balance.
Author: Ayurveda Tutorials
Author: Ayurveda Tutorials
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