Vata Notes For Shanthi Garu

Symptoms Of Vata Dosha Increase And Imbalance – Vata Vruddhi Lakshana
*Symptoms of Vata increase –

Emaciation* – The organ affected by Vata undergoes shrinking in size.
Usually underweight people have Vata increase.
*Weight loss
*Usually Vata body type person weighs less.
*Black discoloration* – The affected organ / part of the body undergoes
black discoloration due to Vata increase.
*Desire for hot things* – The person longs for hot food and beverages.
*Tremors* – We have learnt in the *Functions of
> *that movement is a Vata activity. Hence, Vata increase leads to
increased movement of hands and legs, increased movement of fluids and
impulses in the body etc.
Also note that cold is a Vata quality. Increased coldness as in winter,
leads to tremors, which is a symptom of increased Vata.
*Bloating*, fullness, distension of the abdomen – Vata is composed of
air and ether. So, increase of Vata inside the stomach and intestines
leads to increased gas and bloating.
Constipation – *Vata is like wind. Wind dries up a wet cloth. Similarly

Vata dries up faeces and leads to constipation.
Loss of strength, weakness
Loss of sleep – sense organs and mind are controlled by Vata. Vata
increase leads to increase in activities of body and mind, leading to
loss of sleep* and increased thoughts and worries.
*Loss of sensory functions – *because Vata controls sense organs.
*Irrelevant speech, increased speech – *because speaking is a Vata activity.
*Delusion, Dizziness, Giddiness* – because of lack of strength of sense
organs and mind.
*Ptosis*– drooping down of eyelids due to lack of strength and improper
flow of nerve signals.
*Dilation – *Dilation means increase in the width of pipes. Usually a
person with increased Vata will have very prominent veins in arms and
legs. After exercise, there is Vata increase, which again leads to
prominent blood vessels.
*Cutting pain* – Pain is a distinctive symptom of Vata. Whenever a
disease involves pain, then it clearly indicates Vata Dosha involvement.
*Loss of sensation* – due to lack of strength of sense organs.
Different variants of pain like cutting pain, splitting pain, twisting
pain, body ache etc are Vata increase symptoms.
Shrinking of the organ, reduction in size – just like a wet cloth loses
all moisture due to wind, similarly, excess of Vata Dosha leads to
emaciation and shrinking of organs.
Tingling sensation – altered sensation
*Roughness *of body parts – because dryness is a Vata symptom, excess of
dryness leads to roughness.
*Feeling of emptiness – *Because Vata is composed of ether and air.
*Pulsation – *because of excessive movement of fluids in body channels

and blood vessels.
Astringent taste in mouth – because astringent taste increases Vata.
Decreased memory.
Changes decisions, unstable mind.
Body ache and pains.
Crippling joints.
Early falling of hairs.
80 diseases due to Vata increase
*80 diseases that are caused purely due to Vata Dosha imbalance:
*(Reference: Charaka sutrasthana 20/ <https://
www.easyayurveda.com/2014/06/19/qualities-diseases-treatment-of-vata-
pitta-and-kapha/>9-11)
1. Nakhabheda (cracking of nails)
2. Vipadika (cracking of feet)
3. Pada shoola (pain in foot)
4. Pada Bhramsha (foot Drop)
5. Pada Suptata (numbness of foot)
6. Vata khuddata (club foot)
7. Gulpha Graha (stiff ankle)
8. Pindikodveshtana (cramps in calf muscle)
9. Gridhrasi (sciatica)
10. Janu Bheda (Genu varum)- Bow legs
11. Januvishlesha (Genu valgum) – Knock knee
12. Urustambha( stiffness of thigh)
13. Urusada (pain in the thigh)
14. Pangulya (paraplegia)
15. Guda Bhramsa (prolapsed rectum)
16. Gudarti (Tenasmus)
17. Vrushanakshepa (pain in scrotum)
18. Shepha Stambha (stiffness of penis)
19. Vankshana anaha (tension of groin)
20. Shroni Bheda (pain around the pelvic girdle)
21. Vidheda (diarrhea)
22. Udavarta (bloating)
23. Khanjatva (lameness)
24. Kubjatva (kyphosis)
25. Vamanatava(dwarfism)
26. Trikagraha (stiffness of sacro-iliac joint)
27. Pristagraha (stiffness of back)
28. Parshva Marda (pain in chest)
29. Udaraveshta (Gripping pain in abdomen)
30. Hrit Moha (bradycardia)
31. Hrit Drava (tachycardia)
32. Vaksha- Udgharsha (rubbing pain in chest)
33. Vaksha- Uparodha (impairment of thoracic movement)
34. Vakshastoda (stabbing pain in chest)
35. Bahu Shosha (atrophy of arm)
36. Greeva Stambha (stiffness of the neck)
37. Manyastambha (torticollis)
38. Kanthoddhvamsa (hoarseness of voice)
39. Hanu Bheda (pain in jaw)
40. Ostha Bheda (pain in lips)
41. Akshi Bheda (pain in eye)
42. Danta Bheda (toothache)
43. Danta Shaithilya (looseness of tooth)
44. Mookatva (aphasia / dumbness)
45. Vak Sanga(stalling speech)
46. Kashaya asyata (astringent taste in mouth)
47. Mukha shosha (dryness of mouth)
48. Arasajnata (ageusia) – loss of taste function
49. Ghrana Nasha(anosmia) – loss of smell function
50. Karna Shoola (ear ache)
51. Ashabda Shravana (tinnitus)
52. Ucchaih Shruti (hard hearing)
53. Badhirya (deafness)
54. Vartma Stambha (Ptosis of eye lid)
55. Vartma Samkocha (entropion)
56. Timira(amaurosis) – a type of vision loss
57. Akshi Shoola (pinching pain in eye)
58. Akshi Vyudasa (Ptosis of eye ball)
59. Bhru Vyudasa (ptosis of eye brow)
60. Shankha Bheda (pain in temporal region)
61. Lalata Bheda (pain in frontal region)
62. Shiro Ruk (headache)
63. Kesha bhumi sphutana (dandruff)
64. Ardita (facial paralysis)
65. Ekanga Roga (monoplegia)
66. Sarvanga Roga (polyplegia)
67. Pakshavadha (hemiplegia)
68. Akshepaka (convulsion)
69. Dandaka (tonic convulsion)
70. Tama (fainting)
71. Bhrama (giddiness, dizziness)
72. Vepathu (tremor)
73. Jrumbha (yawning)
74. Hikka (hiccup)
75. Vishaada (asthenia) – weakness, depression
76. Ati Pralapa (delirium) – excessive irrelevant talk
77. Raukshya (dryness)
78. Parushya (hardness)
79. Shyava Arunaava Bhasata (dusky red appearance)
80. Asvapna (sleeplessness)
81. Anavasthita chittatva (unstable mind).
*Vata Dosha symptoms as explained by Charaka*
Vata Dosha while moving from one part of the body to another, if
abnormal, exhibits symptoms like –
Sramsa – looseness,
Bhramsa – dislocation,
Vyasa – expansion,
Sangha – obstruction,
Bheda – separation,
Saada – depression,
Harsha – excitation,
Tarsha – thirst,
Kampa – trembling,
Varta – circular movement,
Chaala – motion,
Toda – piercing pain,
Vyatha – aching pain,
Cheshta action, etc.
Khara – coarseness,
Parusha – harshness,
Vishada – non-sliminess,
Sushira – porousness,
Aruna Varna – reddish, (colour of sunrise)
Kashaya – Astringent taste
Virasa Mukhatva – tastelessness in the mouth,
Shosha – wasting pain,
Shoola – pain,
Supti – numbness,
Samkocha – contraction,
Sthambhana- rigidity and
Khanjata – lameness, etc.
*Symptoms of Vata decrease *
*Reference: *Sushruta Sutrasthana 15/7 *

*Ashtanga Hrudaya Sutrasthana 11/15
* Mandachestatha – decreased activity
* Vata is responsible for all energy, enthusiasm and activity. If Vata
is decreased, these virtues are also decreased.
* Alpa vak –
* Speech is the function of Udanavata. If that is decreased, speaking
strength is also decreased.
* Apraharsha – lack of happiness, energy and enthusiasm
* Mudhasanjnata – dullness, delayed response to stimuli
* Sada – Angasada – debility in limbs and organs
* Alpa bhashite hitam – tiredness even after speaking few words
* Sanjna Nasha – delusion, lack of strength of sense organs, sense
organ dysfunction
* Vata Dosha decrease leads to symptoms of Kapha increase
* This is because decreased dryness of Vata causes increased oiliness
of Kapha.
* Lightness (lagutva) of Vata is decreased, which causes increased
heaviness of Kapha.
* Symptoms like cough, cold, dyspnoea, excess sleep, obesity, white
discolouration etc are manifested.
Vata increase symptoms as per Charaka
Bala Upaghata – lack of strength

Varna Upaghata – lack of skin complexion
Sukha Upaghata – lack of comfort
Ayusha Upaghata – depletion of life expectancy
Mano Vyaharsha – depression, anxiety
Sarva Indriyani Upahanti – lack of strength in sense organs
Vinihanti Garbhan / Vikruti / Atikalam dharayati – fetal death,
abnormalities, prolonged pregnancy
Bhaya – fear
Shoka – grieving, crying spells, depression
Moha – delusion
Dainya – mental weakness
Atipralapa – irrelevant talk
Prana Uparunaddhi – breathing difficulty, death.
* Pakshaghata – hemiplegia
* Ardita – facial paralysis
* Gridhrasi – sciatica
* Khanja – Limping (lame)
* Sandhigata Vata – osteoarthritis
* Akshepaka – Convulsions
* Hanugraha – lock-jaw
* Manyastambha – torticollis (wry neck) etc
Some more Prakopa lakshanas (Pathological manifestation of vitiated Vata):
* Sramsa – displacement of organs (visceroptosis)

* Vyaasa – abnormal expansion or dilatation of organs
* Vyadha – pain or feeling as if someone is beating
* Swaapa – loss of sensation, numbness
* Saada – slowing down or stoppage of functioning of organs or certain
parts of the body (inertia)
* Ruk – pain
* Toda – throbbing / pricking pain
* Bheda – gnawing (splitting) pain
* Sanga – retention of materials without being evacuated
* Anga bhanga – dropping of an organ
* Sankocha – spasm or contractures
* Varta – twisting sensation
* Harshanam – tingling sensation (hyperaesthesia)
* Kampa – tremors in body parts
* Parushya – roughness and scaling
* Soushirya – formation of pores
* Soshana – dehydration, dryness
* Spandana – twitching, involuntary movements
* Veshtana – squeezing pain
* Sthambha – rigidity
* Kashaya rasata – feeling of astringent taste in the mouth
* Shyaava aruna varnata – blackish and brownish discolouration.
Vata Vriddhi Lakshanas can also be included in vata prakopa symptoms –
* Kaarshnya – blackish discolouration

* Kaarshya – emaciation
* Ushna kamitva – desire for hot foods and comforts
* Kampa – tremors
* Aanaha – flatulence
* Shakrut graham – constipation
* Bala, nidra, indriya bhramsa – loss of strength, sleep and sensory
perception
* Pralapa – delirium (irrelevant talking)
* Bhrama – vertigo, giddiness
* Deenata – helplessness
Urdhwa Gati (upward movement)/ – tends to cause diseases like –
* Chardi – vomiting
* Karna-Akshi-Nasa-Gala Rogas – diseases of ear, eye, nose & throat
* Unmada – insanity, mania
* Apasmara – epilepsy, memory related disorders
* Hikka – hiccough
* Shwasa – dyspnoea, breathing problems, shortness of breath
* Kasa – cough etc
Hint to understand Vata increase symptoms
Imagine an old person

Most of the symptoms are Vata symptoms as Vata is naturally dominant in
the last 1/3^rd of life.
Wrinkled skin,
Depression, Insomnia,
Weak bones,
General weakness,
Constipation,
Tremors,
Weak limbs,
Weak sense organs,
Lack of memory

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Symptoms Of Vata Dosha Increase And Imbalance – Vata Vruddhi Lakshana

*Symptoms of Vata increase –

Constipation – *Vata is like wind. Wind dries up a wet cloth. Similarly

Pulsation – because of excessive movement of fluids in body channels

80 diseases due to Vata increase

Vata Dosha symptoms as explained by Charaka

Reference: Sushruta Sutrasthana 15/7 *

Vata increase symptoms as per Charaka

Bala Upaghata – lack of strength

Some more Prakopa lakshanas (Pathological manifestation of vitiated Vata):

* Sramsa – displacement of organs (visceroptosis)

Vata Vriddhi Lakshanas can also be included in vata prakopa symptoms –

* Kaarshnya – blackish discolouration

Urdhwa Gati (upward movement)/ – tends to cause diseases like –

Hint to understand Vata increase symptoms

Imagine an old person

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