sense organs and mind, proper movement of vata, and proper digestion (including metabolic activities) are the signs and symptoms of correctly administered purification therapy.
[Signs of inadequate purification] Spitting or drooling, abnormal functioning of heart, precipitation (utklesha) of shleshma and pitta, distension of abdomen , anorexia, vomiting, debility, absence of lightness (heaviness or sluggishness),
जङ्घोरुसदनं तन्द्रा स्तैमित्यं पीनसागमः| लक्षणान्यविरिक्तानां मारुतस्य च निग्रहः ||८||
laxity in calf muscles and thighs, drowsiness , feeling as if covered with a wet hide (staimitya), onset of rhinitis and impediment to the function of vata are the signs and symptoms of inadequate purification.
[Signs of excess purification therapy] Elimination of feces, pitta, kapha, and vata in succession, excessive discharge of blood that looks like fat and flesh (washed),
supernatant water or watery excretion of black colored blood without kapha and pitta, excessive thirst affliction with vitiated vata and fainting are the signs and symptoms of overpurgation.