The document discusses various topics related to blood and blood disorders in Ayurveda. It lists the factors responsible for blood formation and the functions of normal blood. It then discusses the causes of blood vitiation including certain foods, seasons, injuries and lifestyle factors. Several diseases that occur due to vitiated blood are described along with their symptoms. The management of blood disorders and dosha-specific features of vitiated blood are also summarized. Characteristics of pure blood and the diet and lifestyle after bloodletting procedures are provided. Finally, the causative factors, pathogenesis and dosha-specific features of intoxication, fainting and coma are explained, with coma described as the most severe condition

1. विधिशोणितीयमध्यायः
BY : Tanmay Vilas Bhanavse
Roll Number : KA0120007
KLE’s Shri B M Kankanwadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya
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1. Factors responsible for Blood Formation
2. Function of normal blood
3. Causes of blood vitiation
4. Diseases due to vitiation of blood
5. Management of blood vitiation disorders
6. Dosha-specific features of vitiated blood
7. Characteristics of pure blood
8. Diet after bloodletting
9. Characteristics of a person with pure blood
10. Causative factors and pathogenesis
11. Dosha specific features of mada (intoxication)
12. Specific features of dosha dominant murchcha (syncope)
13. Sanyasa (coma)
14. Treatment methods to bring back consciousness in Sanyasa
15. Various treatments of mada and murchcha
16. Summary

3. विधिना शोणितं जातं शुद्िं भितत देहिनना्|
देशकालौकसात्म्यानां विधिययः स्रकाशशतः||३||
Factors responsible for Blood Formation
By the administration of proper regimen, with due regard
to the place, time and habit as described in the sixth
chapter of Sutrasthana, pure blood is formed in human
beings.
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4. तद्विशुद्िं हिन रुधिरं बलिियसुखायुषा|
युनक्तत राणिनं रािः शोणितं ह्यनुितयते||४||
Function of normal blood
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Bala– strength and immunity, Varna– skin complexion
Sukha – happiness, comfort
Ayusha – longevity due to pure blood.

5. रदुष्टबनुतीक्ष्िोष्िै्यद्यैरन्यैश्च तद्वििैः|
तथाऽततलििक्षारैर्लैः कटुशभरेि च||५||
क
ु लत्मथ्ाषतनष्पािततलतैलतनषेििैः|
वपण्डालु्ूलकादीनां नररतानां च सियशः||६||
जलजानूपबैलानां रसनानां च सेिनात|
दध्य्ल्स्तुसुततानां सुरासौिीरकस्य च||७||
विरुद्िाना्ुपक्तलन्नपूतीनां भक्षिेन च|
भुतत्मिा हिदिा रस्िपतां द्रिक्स्नग्िगुरूणि च||८||
अत्मयादानं तथा क्रोिं भजतां चातपानलौ|
छहिदयिेगरतीघातात काले चानिसेचनात||९||
श्र्ाशभघातसन्तापैरजीिायध्यशनैस्तथा|
शरत्मकालस्िभािाच्च शोणितं स्रदुष्यतत||१०||
Causes of blood vitiation
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6. Ati Lavana Amla Kshara Katu Kulattha (horse gram)
Meat of aquatic (Jalaja) Curd (Dadhi)
radish
Sharat Ritu.
external injury
Excessive Alcoholic Consumption
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7. ततः शोणितजा रोगाः रजायन्ते पृथक्ग्ििाः|
्ुखपाकोऽक्षक्षरागश्च पूततघ्रािास्यगक्न्िता||११||
गुल््ोपक
ु शिीसपयरततवपत्तर्ीलकाः|
विद्रिी रतत्ेनश्च रदरो िातशोणित्||१२||
िैिण्यय्क्ग्नसादश्च वपपासा गुरुगात्रता|
सन्तापश्चाततदौबयल्य्रुधचः शशरसश्च रुक||१३||
विदानश्चान्नपानस्य तततता्लोद्धगरिं तल्ः|
क्रोिरचुरता बुद्िेः स््ोनो लििास्यता||१४||
स्िेदः शरीरदौगयन्ध्यं ्दः क्पः स्िरक्षयः|
तन्द्रातनद्राततयोगश्च त्सश्चाततदशयन्||१५||
कण््िरुःकोठवपडकाक
ु ष्ठच्यदलादयः|
विकाराः सिय एिैते विज्ञेयाः शोणिताश्रयाः||१६||
शीतोष्िक्स्नग्िरूक्षाद्यैरुपक्रान्ताश्च ये गदाः|
स्यक साध्या न शसध्यक्न्त रततजांस्तान विभाियेत||१७||
Diseases due to vitiation of blood
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8. The following diseases occur due to the vitiation of blood:
Mukhapaka – Stomatitis,
Akshiraga – conjunctivitis,
Pooti ghrana – rhinitis,
Asya Gandhita – foul odor from mouth,
Gulma – abdominal tumor,
Upakusha – type of mouth diseases,
Visarpa – a skin diseases characterizes by an acute spread,
Raktapitta – a diseases characterized by bleeding from different parts of the body,
Prameelaka – drowsiness,
Vidradhi – abscess,
Raktameha – hematuria, blood in urine,
Pradara – menorrhagia,
Vata Shonita – gout,
Vaivarnya – Palor,
Mukhapaka Akshiraga Visarpa
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Vata Shonita
Gulma

9. Agnisada – Suppression of the power of digestion,
Pipasa – thirst,
Guru Gatrata – heaviness of the body,
Santapa – burning sensation,
Ati daurbalya – excessive weakness,
Aruchi – anorexia,
Vidaha – internal burning sensation
Tikta Amla Udgirana – bitter sour eructation specially of the diet and drink that are
not properly digested,
Klama – tiredness,
Sammoha – bewilderment,
Lavanasyata – saline taste in mouth,
Mada – intoxication, shivering,
Tamo Darshana – frequent attack of fainting.
Krodha – excessive anger,
Shiro Ruk – headache, Sveda – excessive sweating9
Vidradhi

10. क
ु यायच्छोणितरोगेषु रततवपत्तनरीं रियक्रया्|
विरेक्ुपिासं च स्राििं शोणितस्य च||१८||
Management of bloodvitiation disorders
Therapies like purgation, fasting and blood-letting indicated for the treatment of
Raktapitta (a disease characterizes by bleeding from different parts of the body)
are also useful for curing diseases due to the vitiation of blood.
blood-letting
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11. अरुिाभं भिेद्िाताद्विशदं फ
े तनलं तनु|
वपत्तात पीताशसतं रततं स्त्मयायत्मयौष्ण्याक्च्चरेि च||२०||
ईषत्मपाण्डु कफाद्दुष्टं वपक्च्छलं तन्तु्द्घन्|
संसृष्टशलङ्गं संसगायक्त्मत्रशलङ्गं ||२१||
Dosha-specificfeatures of vitiated blood
Rakta (blood), vitiated by Vata becomes reddish (Arunabha), non-slimy
(Vishada), foamy (Phenila) and thin (Tanu):
Shonita (blood) vitiated by Pitta is yellow (Peeta) and black (Asita), and it takes a
longer time to coagulate because of the inherent heat (of Pitta);
Blood vitiated by Kapha is slightly Pale (Pandu) in color, slimy (Picchila), sticky
and thick (ghana),
Blood due to vitiation by more than one Dosha shares the characteristics of the
respective symptoms of all the vitiated Doshas.
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12. तपनीयेन्द्रगोपाभं पद््ालततकसक्न्नभ्|
गुञ्जाफलसििं च विशुद्िं विद्धि
शोणित्||२२||
Characteristics of pure blood
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Indragopaabha
Padmalaktaka Gunja
Tapaneeya – Pure blood can be likened to gold, purified by fire

13. नात्मयुष्िशीतं लघु दीपनीयं रततेऽपनीते हिनत्न्नपान्|
तदा शरीरं ह्यनिक्स्थतासृगक्ग्नवियशेषेि च रक्षक्षतययः||२३||
Diet after bloodletting
After blood letting, intake of food and drink which are neither very hot nor very
cold, that are light and stimulants of digestion are recommended. At this stage,
because of the instability of the body, the power of digestion and metabolism is
specially required to be maintained.
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14. रसन्नििेक्न्द्रयश्क्न्द्रयाथायतनच्छन्त्ययानतपततृिेग्|
सुखाक्न्ितं तु(पु)क्ष्टबलोपपन्नं विशुद्िरततं पुरुषं
िदक्न्त||२४||
Characteristics of a personwithpure blood
The signs and symptoms of persons endowed with pure blood are
Prasanna Varna – clarity in complexion,
Prasanna Indriya – Indriya artha – normal functioning of sense organs and
perception of objects, unobstructed digestion and motion, happiness,
contentment (nourishment) and strength.
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15. यदा तु रततिानीतन रससञ्ज्ञािनातन च|
पृथक पृथक स्स्ता िा स्रोतांशस क
ु वपता ्लाः||२५||
्शलनानारशीलस्य रजो्ोनािृतात्म्नः|
रततनत्मयािततष्ठन्ते जायन्ते ययाियस्तदा||२६||
्द्ूच्छाययसन्न्यासास्तेषां विद्याद्विचक्षिः|
यथोत्तरं बलाधितयं नेतुशलङ्गोपशाक्न्तषु||२७||
दुबयलं चेतसः स्थानं यदा िायुः रपद्यते|
्नो विक्षोभयञ्जन्तोः सञ्ज्ञां स््ोनयेत्तदा||२८||
वपत्त्ेिं कफश्चैिं ्नो विक्षोभयन्नृिा्|
सञ्ज्ञां नयत्मयाक
ु लतां विशेषश्चात्र िक्ष्यते||२९||
Causative factors and pathogenesis of mada (intoxication), murchcha
(syncope)and sanyasa(coma)
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16. When someone indulges in habitual intake of unwholesome diet and with their
mind covered with Rajas and Tamas, the Doshas get vitiated jointly and severely and
then they obstruct three channels
1. Blood channel – Ratkta vaha srotas
2. Rasa Dhatu Vaha srotas (the channels that carry nutrients)
3. Nerve channels – Sanjna Vaha Srotas.
This results in manifestation of three diseases like –
Mada – intoxication,
Murcha – unconsciousness, fainting and
Sanyasa – Coma, syncope.
syncope (Sanyasa) is more serious than fainting (Murcha) and Fainting (Murcha) is
more serious than intoxication (Mada).
Mada Murcha Sanyasa
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17. सततानल्पद्रुताभाषं चलस्खशलतचेक्ष्टत्|
विद्याद्िात्दाविष्टं रूक्षश्यािारुिाकृ तत्||३०||
सक्रोिपरुषाभाषं स्रनारकशलवरय्|
विद्यात वपत्त्दाविष्टं रततपीताशसताकृ तत्||३१||
स्िल्पास्बद्ििचनं तन्द्रालस्यस्क्न्ित्|
विद्यात कफ्दाविष्टं पाण्डुं रध्यानतत्मपर्||३२||
सिायण्येतातन रूपाणि सक्न्नपातकृ ते ्दे|३३|
Dosha specific features of mada (intoxication)
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18. Signs and symptoms of Mada Roga (intoxication):
Signs and symptoms of Vataja type of Mada – making incoherent,
excessive and fast speeches, instability and non coordination in action,
dryness, blackish (shyava) and redness (Arunata) in complexion.
Pittaja type of Mada causes – anger and harsh speeches, tempted
to assaults and quarrels, and redness, yellowness and blackness in
complexion.
Shlaishmika (Kapha) type of Mada are, feeble incoherent speeches,
drowsiness, laziness, paleness and wandering.
The Sannipatika type of Mada (due to all three Doshas combined) shares
all the above mentioned signs and symptoms.
Vataja (Vata) type Pittaja type Shlaishmika (Kapha) type
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19. नीलं िा यहिद िा कृ ष्ि्ाकाश्थिाऽरुि्|
पश्यंस्त्ः रविशतत शीघ्रं च रततबुध्यते ||३५||
िेपथुश्चाङ्ग्दयश्च रपीडा हृदयस्य च|
काश्यं श्यािारुिा च्छाया्ूच्छायये िातस्भिे||३६||
रततं नररतििं िा वियत पीत्थावप िा|
पश्यंस्त्ः रविशतत सस्िेदः रततबुध्यते||३७||
सवपपासः ससन्तापो रततपीताक
ु लेक्षिः|
सक््भन्निचायः पीताभो ्ूच्छायये वपत्तस्भिे||३८||
्ेघसङ्काश्ाकाश्ािृतं िा त्ोघनैः|
पश्यंस्त्ः रविशतत धचराच्च रततबुध्यते||३९||
गुरुशभः रािृतैरङ्गैययथैिाद्रेि च्यिा|
सरसेकः सहृल्लासो ्ूच्छायये कफस्भिे||४०||
सिायकृ ततः सक्न्नपातादपस््ार इिागतः|
स जन्तुं पातयत्मयाशु विना बीभत्मसचेक्ष्टतैः||४१||
Specificfeatures of doshadominant murchcha(syncope)
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20. Signs and symptoms of Murcha (fainting / unconsciousness):
To an individual suffering from Vataja type of Moorcha – the sky appears as
blue, black or red. Thereafter he becomes unconscious but soon he recovers,
there is trembling (Vepathu), malaise (Angamarda), cardiac pain etc.
To an individual suffering from Pittaja type of Murcha, – the sky appears as
red, green or yellow. Thereafter he becomes unconscious and recovers with
sweating, there is a feeling of thirst, etc.
To an individual suffering from Shlaismika (Kapha) type of fainting, the sky
appears as if raining or as if covered by dark cloud (or darkness and cold).
In case of Sannipatika type of Moorcha (Vata, Pitta and Kapha combined) –
all the above signs and symptoms are manifested and the individual is laid
down like a patient suffering from epilepsy (apasmara), but unlike epilepsy
there is no awkward behaviour such as biting teeth, throwing out limbs etc.
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21. Sanyasa (coma)
दोषेषु ्द्ूच्छाययाः कृ तिेगेषु देहिनना्|
स्िय्ेिोपशा्यक्न्त सन्न्यासो नौषिैवियना||४२||
िाग्देन्नसां चेष्टा्ाक्षक्षप्याततबला ्लाः|
सन्न्यस्यन्त्मयबलं जन्तुं रािायतनसंधश्रताः||४३||
स ना सन्न्याससन्न्यस्तः काष्ठीभूतो ्ृतोप्ः|
रािैविययुज्यते शीघ्रं ्ुतत्मिा सद्यःफलाः रियक्रयाः||४४||
दुगेऽ्भशस यथा ्ज्जद्भाजनं त्मिरया बुिः|
गृह्िीयात्तल्राप्तं तथा सन्न्यासपीडडत्||४५||
Emergency treatment in Sanyasa
Importance of emergency treatment in Sanyasa – The aggravated Doshas weaken
the individual and bring about loss of functions of mind, body and speech in him.
Due to Sanyasa, there is absolute loss of consciousness. He lies down as a piece of
wood or corpse. As a wise person takes out a pitcher sinking in very deep water
much before it touches the bottom, in Sanyasa, if proper therapy having immediate
action is not administered, it may lead to death.
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22. अञ्जनान्यिपीडाश्च िू्ाः रि्नातन च|
सूचीशभस्तोदनं शस्तं दानः पीडा नखान्तरे||४६||
लुञ्चनं क
े शलो्नां च दन्तैदयशन्ेि च|
आत्म्गुप्तािघषयश्च हिनतं तस्यािबोिने||४७||
स््ूक्च्छयतातन तीक्ष्िातन ्द्यातन विवििातन च|
रभूतकटुयुततातन तस्यास्ये गालयेन््ुनुः||४८||
्ातुलुङ्गरसं तद्िन््नौषिस्ायुत्|
तद्ित्मसौिचयलं दद्याद्युततं ्द्या्लकाक्ञ्जक
ै ः||४९||
हिनङ्गूषिस्ायुततं याित सञ्ज्ञारबोिन्|
रबुद्िसञ्ज्ञ्न्नैश्च लघुशभस्त्ुपाचरेत||५०||
विस््ापनैः स््ारिैश्च वरयश्रुततशभरेि च|
पटुशभगीतिाहिदत्रशब्दैक्श्चत्रैश्च दशयनैः||५१||
स्रंसनोल्लेखनैिूय्ैरञ्जनैः किलग्रनैः|
शोणितस्यािसेक
ै श्च ययाया्ोद्घषयिैस्तथा||५२||
रबुद्िसञ्ज्ञं ्तत्ाननुबन्ि्ुपक्र्ेत|
तस्य संरक्षक्षतययं हिन ्नः रलयनेतुतः||५३||
Treatmentmethodsto bringbackconsciousnessin Sanyasa
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23. Treatment methods to bring back consciousness in Sanyasa –
Anjana – Application of collyrium
Avapeeda Nasya – nasal drops by juice extracts of herbs
Dhooma – smoke
Pradhamana nasya – snuff
Soochi Todana – pricking with needle
heating causing pain in the nail bed, plucking the hair from the head and body,
biting teeth and rubbing the body with Atamagupta (Mucuna Prurita Hook).
These are helpful in bringing about consciousness .
Anjana Avapeeda Nasya Soochi Todana
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24. स्नेनस्िेदोपपन्नानां यथादोषं यथाबल्|
पञ्च क्ायणि क
ु िीत ्ूच्छाययेषु ्देषु च||५४||
अष्टाविंशत्मयौषिस्य तथा ततततस्य सवपयषः|
रयोगः शस्यते तद्िन््नतः षट्पलस्य िा||५५||
त्रत्रफलायाः रयोगो िा सघृतक्षौद्रशक
य रः|
शशलाजतुरयोगो िा रयोगः पयसोऽवप िा||५६||
वपप्पलीनां रयोगो िा पयसा धचत्रकस्य िा|
रसायनानां कौ्भस्य सवपयषो िा रशस्यते||५७||
रततािसेकाच्छास्त्रािां सतां सत्त्ििता्वप|
सेिनान््द्ूच्छाययाः रशा्यक्न्त शरीररिा्||५८||
Various treatments of mada and murchcha
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25. In the case of intoxication and fainting, the patient should be administered
the Panchakarma therapies after oleation and fomentation with due regard to
the strength and the vitiation of the Doshas of the individual.
Besides the Kalyanaka Ghrita (herbal ghee containing twenty eight drugs),
Mahatiktaka Ghrita and Satpala Ghrita may be given.
Triphala along with ghee, honey and sugar, Shilajatu , milk, pippali , Chitraka
with milk, Kaumbha Sarpi – ten year old ghee and such other elixirs may also
be administered.
Raktamokshana (Bloodletting) study of religious books and devotion to
spiritually enlightened good persons also cure intoxication and fainting.
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26. तत्र श्लोकौ-
विशुद्िं चाविशुद्िं च शोणितं तस्य नेतिः|
रततरदोषजा रोगास्तेषु रोगेषु चौषि्||५९||
्द्ूच्छाययसन्न्यासनेतुलक्षिभेषज्|
विधिशोणितक
े ऽध्याये सिय्ेतत रकाशशत्||६०||
Summary
Characteristics of pure and impure blood, its causes, disorders of blood and
their treatment, causes, symptoms and treatment
of mada, murchcha and sanyasa – all this has been described in the chapter
on properly formed blood etc. Diseases with variable state of consciousness,
from confusion to coma have been described in this chapter.
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