CAUSES (NIDAN)
The factors that cause difficulty in breathing are divided into:
- Kapha aggravating factors that cause kapha imbalance like
o Intake of heavy food that is difficult to digest like oily and spicy food, black gram (Urad dal), sesame oil (Til Oil)
o Intake of curd
o Constipation
- Vata dosha aggravating factors that cause vat imbalance like
o Dust, pollution, smoke, cold climate
o Vigorous exercises
o Emotional stress
o Excess of Vaman (Drug induced vomiting)
o Excessive sexual activity
o Cold drinks, dry food (foods that cause dryness e.g. popcorn)
o Improper dietary habits
o Injury to vital points (Marma abhighat) in the body
o Holding back the natural urges (Vegavrodh)
o Weakness