ANOREXIA Anorexia could be due to the somatic(endogenous) or the psychic causes could be grief etc. or unpleasant preparation or Odour of food; whereas doshas singly or jointly were cognized as the somatic causes. Ateiological factors – Anorexia is due to vata, pitta, kapha (single or combined) , grief , fear, excessive greed and anger as well as due to repulsive food, sight and Odour. Vataja anorexia – Vataja anorexia characterized by dental hyperesthesia and an astringent taste in oral cavity. Paittika Anorexia – Bitterness, sourness, warmth, tastelessness and foul Odour (in the mouth) are the features of Paittika anorexia. Kaphaja Arochaka – Saltish or sweetish taste , stickiness, heaviness, coldness and a sense of stiffness and tightness in the mouth indicate kaphaja anorexia. Psychic anorexia – In case of psychic anorexia resulting from grief, fear, excessive greed or anger etc as well as in that due to unpleasant food, unholy sights or repulsive smells even though the taste in the mouth is normal, there still is an aversion to food. General clinical Features – Pain and sense of compression in the precordial region characterize a case of vatika, excessive thirst, burning sensation and sucking type of pain in paitika, mucoid salivation in kaphaja and various types of pain in anorexia caused by the simultaneous vitiation of multiple humours whereas the remaining variety manifests with uneasiness of the mind, confusion and dullness etc. |
