Aggravation/Increase

Increase of a dosha or substance, one of the nine types of dosha gati (movement)

Definition

Vruddhi means an increase of a dosha or a bodily substance. It is one of the nine types of dosha gati, the classical movements or directions of the doshas.

Source: Textbook of Ayurveda: Fundamental Principles, Glossary

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