Essay name: The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study)
Author:
Ashok Majumdar
Affiliation: Banaras Hindu University / Department of Kayachikitsa
This study deals with the presentation of the Nervous System in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda. Yoga and Ayurveda are allied sciences dealing with science of man in depth. This study has revealed a number of hither to unknown facts about concept of nervous system and thought science of Hindus.
Chapter 7 - The Physiological and the Pathological concepts of Tridosha Theory
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(xix) excessive fasting or excessive eating or eating
irregularly and
Suppressing the calls of nature, e.g. the passing
of wind or urine or faces or semen or eructations or the
forceful stopping of the desire to vomit or to sreeze of
the outflow of tears.
Vayu is also aggravated by the partaking of too
much better, pungent, astringent or dry substances, by very
light food, by dry meat and by the continued use of some
particular. Kind of pulses and rice (mudga, masura, adhaki,
harenu etc. mentioned by Susruta).
Vayu is naturally aggravated in the cold and rainy
seasons, specially on cloudy and stormy days, in the early
morning, in the evening and at the completion of the
digestive process.
(2) CAUSES OF DERANGEMENT OF PITTA
Pitta is aggravated by (1) anger, (ii) grief, (iii)
fear, (iv) physical exertion, (v) ill-digestion or acid-
formation in the body and (vi) unnatural sexual intercourse.
Pitta is also aggravated by the partaking of too much bitter
acid, salty and dry substances and by the too much use of
mustard, sesamum and linseed oils, fish, mutton, some of the
green leafy vegetables, wines, curd, whey, etc. and by
excessive exposure to the sun. Pitta is naturally aggravated
in the summer and in the autumn, at noon, at midnight and
during the process of digestion.
