Find out the person’s prakruti (constitution). 2. Find out the vikruti (the present altered state of the doshas in the body). 3. Find out the cause or causes of the illness, such as diet, lifestyle, emotional patterns, quality of relationships, genetic predisposition, and so on. 4. As the first line of treatment, remove the cause. 5. Provide the proper regimen (diet, exercise, pranayama, etc.), according to the person’s prakruti, vikruti, seasons, climate, age, and so on. 6. Provide a detoxification procedure: either palliation (shamana) or elimination (shodana, such as panchakarma). 7.
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