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=== ''Tattva Vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Tattva Vimarsha'' ===

• There are 107 Marmas which are points of prana (vital energy) and are located in various parts of body. Three of them, the head, the heart and the urinary bladder are most important.  

*There are 107 ''marmas'' which are points of ''prana'' (vital energy) and are located in various parts of body. Three of these ''marmas'' - the head, the heart and the urinary bladder - are the most important.  

• All control centers of sense and locomotion, along with that of prana (vital energy) are located in the head.  

*All the control centers of sense and locomotion, along with that of ''prana'' (vital energy), are located in the head.  

• Clinical pathology involving rakta along with analysis of dosha vitiation is essential to the diagnosis of diseases of the head.

*Clinical pathology involving ''rakta'' (blood), along with analysis of ''dosha'' vitiation, is essential to the diagnosis of diseases of the head.

• Diseases of the head and the heart can be identified according to the dominance of a dosha (or multiple doshas) and diagnosed as per their etiology and symptomatology.  

*Diseases of the head and the heart can be identified according to the dominance of a ''dosha'' (or multiple ''doshas'') and diagnosed as per their etiology and symptomatology.  

• Various permutation and combinations of increase and decrease of dosha can occur inside the body affecting the physiological functions.  

*Various permutation and combinations of increase and decrease of ''dosha'' can occur inside the body affecting the physiological functions.  

• Tridoshika disequlibrium is a precursor to diseases and their pathogenesis varies with level of vriddhi (increase) or kshaya (decrease) and a typical permutation or combination of such doshas can lead to different manifestations of the disease.

• Tridoshika disequlibrium is a precursor to diseases and their pathogenesis varies with level of vriddhi (increase) or kshaya (decrease) and a typical permutation or combination of such doshas can lead to different manifestations of the disease.

• Increased and decreased states of dosha and vitiation of a particular dosha depends upon the exposure to causative factors in diet and lifestyle.  

• Increased and decreased states of dosha and vitiation of a particular dosha depends upon the exposure to causative factors in diet and lifestyle.  

• kapha, pitta, meda, mamsa, ojas and obstructed vata are important pathogenic factors in madhumeha (diabetes).

• kapha, pitta, meda, mamsa, ojas and obstructed vata are important pathogenic factors in madhumeha (diabetes).

• Diseases can occur due to different states or movements of dosha like increased or decreased state, upward or downward movements, or movement from center of body to periphery or to vital centers. This also depends upon the environmental and seasonal changes.

• Diseases can occur due to different states or movements of dosha like increased or decreased state, upward or downward movements, or movement from center of body to periphery or to vital centers. This also depends upon the environmental and seasonal changes.

• Digestion, temperature  and heat in the body is mainly controlled by pitta. Strength of body depends upon kapha. Whereas vata is responsible for all movements and and vitality.  

• Digestion, temperature  and heat in the body is mainly controlled by pitta. Strength of body depends upon kapha. Whereas vata is responsible for all movements and and vitality.

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===