KAA 205 - Management of Digestive System & Metabolic Disorders

Question 1

what are the 3 stages of gross digestion as per Ayurveda?

Answer 1

▪ First stage – Sweet stage called as ‘Madhura Avasthāpāka’- Kapha predominant
▪ Second stage - Sour stage called as ‘Amla Avasthāpāka’ – Pitta predominant
▪ Third stage – Pungent stage called as ‘Kaṭu Avasthāpāka’- Vāta predominant

Question 2

what subdosha of pitta is present in Jāṭharāgni ?

Answer 2

pacaka pitta

Question 3

kiṭṭa

Answer 3

waste/malas

Question 4

sāra

Answer 4

essence

Question 5

The sāra formed by the jāṭharāgni is
called

Answer 5

ahara rasa

Question 6

what is chardi?

Answer 6

vomiting

Question 7

Which are the types of Chardi?

Answer 7

● Vāta predominant
● Pitta predominant
● Kapha predominant
● Three doṣas involved (Sannipāta)
● Āgantuja
● Kṛmija

Question 8

Ajīrṇa

Answer 8

indigestion

Question 9

What is the management principle of Ajīrṇa?

Answer 9

Laṅghana
svedana
vamana
virecana

Question 10

What is Grahaṇī roga?

Answer 10

The classical sign of grahaṇī is “sometimes diarrhea, sometimes constipation as the release of the food
from the grahaṇī may occur erratically – sometimes when it is not digested and sometimes when it tends
to be retained although it is digested

Question 11

Amlapitta

Answer 11

sour belching, acid reflux

Question 12

herbs that can be used for Kṛmi roga

Answer 12

• Viḍaṅga
• Apāmārga
• Bhallātaka
• Kirāta
• Neem
• Paṭola

Question 13

Vibandha

Answer 13

constipation

Question 14

What are the complications of Śūla?

Answer 14

● Vedana - pain
● Ānāha - abdominal distention
● Mūrcchā - fainting
● Truṭ - thirst
● Kṛcchra - dysuria
● Gaurava - heaviness
● Aruci - distaste
● Kāsa - cough
● Śvāsa - breathlessness
● Hikka - hiccups

Question 15

Excessive bathing or bathing for a long time is a cause fo

Answer 15

amlapitta

Question 16

what taste is recommended In the initial stage of fever?

Answer 16

sweet

Question 17

Pittadharākalā synonym

Answer 17

grahani

Question 18

an excellent drink for a rogi suffering from Grahaṇī roga

Answer 18

buttermilk

Question 19

If Agni is low due to excess oiliness, what type of formulations are indicated?

Answer 19

curna or arishtams

Question 20

the type of pain that is continuous and does not respond to the type
of food eaten.

Answer 20

Pariṇāma Śūla

Question 21

Diseases due to excess consumption of food is termed as

Answer 21

Santarpaṇaja Roga.

Question 22

how many types of amlapitta?

Answer 22

2, as per direction