Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Raktapitta: An Update

Rakta dhanush visited by pitta dosha has been termed as rakta pitta.Excessive indulgence in grief,fright or anger,excessive physical labour,exposure to sun and fire,constant use of pungent,acidic,saline and alkaline food or articles of food which are heat making in potency or incompatible in combination or followed by deficient gastric or intestinal digestion are the factors which tend to aggravate the pitta.