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Charak Samhita

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वृद्धिमायस्यतो याति भुक्तमात्रे च मार्दवम् । यतः प्रवर्तते पूर्वं तत एव निवर्तते ॥३६॥

This gets aggravated on exertion and subsides on taking food. Hikka gets subsided by itself also.

english translation

हृदयं क्लोम कण्ठं च तालुकं च समाश्रिता । मृद्वी सा क्षुद्रहिक्केति नृणां साध्या प्रकीर्तिता ॥३७॥

The doshas are situated in cardiac region, kloma, throat and palate. This mild form of hikka is curable and known as kshudra hikka.

english translation

सहसाऽत्यभ्यवहृतैः पानान्नैः पीडितोऽनिलः । ऊर्ध्वं प्रपद्यते कोष्ठान्मद्यैर्वाऽतिमदप्रदैः ॥३८॥

[Annaja Hikka] The vayu gets aggravated and moves in the upward direction due to the intake of excess food or drinks in hurry or excess of alcohol, anger, talking, laughing, weightlifting etc.

english translation

तथाऽतिरोषभाष्याध्वहास्यभारातिवर्तनैः । वायुः कोष्ठगतो धावन् पानभोज्यप्रपीडितः ॥३९॥

factors aggravate vayu in koshtha (alimentary tract) gets afflicted by food and drinks and move in the upward direction and get lodged in channels of chest and produce annaja hikka.

english translation

उरःस्रोतः समाविश्य कुर्याद्धिक्कां ततोऽन्नजाम् । तथा शनैरसम्बन्धं क्षुवंश्चापि स हिक्कते ॥४०॥

This hikka occurs slowly and intermittently along with sneezing. The hikka that does not afflict vital points

english translation