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The twenty-eighth chapter of [[Sutra Sthana]] – [[Vividhashitapitiya Adhyaya]] - describes the principles of digestion and metabolism. The formation of tissue elements and byproducts during this process are explained in detail. Food is emphasized as the causative factor for preservation of health and occurrence of diseases. Apart from food, factors like habitat, season, combination, potency and excess consumption affecting the status of immunity and disease in the body have also been discussed here. The chapter explains why some people are healthy even after consuming unwholesome food articles while others suffer from diseases even after following wholesome food habits. This chapter also talks of diseases caused to vitiation of various tissue elements and factors responsible for the movement of ''dosha'' from ''koshtha'' (gut) to ''shakha'' (periphery). These factors are important for disease management.

The twenty-eighth chapter of [[Sutra Sthana]] – [[Vividhashitapitiya Adhyaya]] - describes the principles of digestion and metabolism. The formation of tissue elements and byproducts during this process are explained in detail. Food is emphasized as the causative factor for preservation of health and occurrence of diseases. Apart from food, factors like habitat, season, combination, potency and excess consumption affecting the status of immunity and disease in the body have also been discussed here. The chapter explains why some people are healthy even after consuming unwholesome food articles while others suffer from diseases even after following wholesome food habits. This chapter also talks of diseases caused to vitiation of various tissue elements and factors responsible for the movement of ''dosha'' from ''koshtha'' (gut) to ''shakha'' (periphery). These factors are important for disease management.

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=== Chapter 29. The Ten Seats of Life Forces - [[ Dashapranayataneeya Adhyaya ]]===

=== Chapter 29. The Ten Seats of Life Forces - [[ Dashapranayataneeya Adhyaya ]] ===

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As the name suggests, the twenty-ninth chapter of the [[Sutra Sthana]] provides a brief description of the ten vital locations of life forces. The characteristics to define and distinguish between the qualified physician and the quack are detailed further. The qualified physician is said to be a “companion of the life forces” (''pranabhisara'') that dwell in the body, especially in the ten seats specified above. On the other hand, the quack is said to be a companion of diseases (''roganamabhisara''). In the process of enumerating the characteristics of the qualified physician, this chapter also gives a succinct summary of the entire [[Sutra Sthana]], implying that it represents the core subjects and skills a physician needs to acquire. The behavior of the quack is then portrayed vividly, and the chapter concludes with an express warning to the patients to never fall prey to the quack. It is also made clear that the responsibility of licensing the qualified physicians and censuring the quacks rests with the King and the State.

As the name suggests, the twenty-ninth chapter of the [[Sutra Sthana]] provides a brief description of the ten vital locations of life forces. The characteristics to define and distinguish between the qualified physician and the quack are detailed further. The qualified physician is said to be a “companion of the life forces” (''pranabhisara'') that dwell in the body, especially in the ten seats specified above. On the other hand, the quack is said to be a companion of diseases (''roganamabhisara''). In the process of enumerating the characteristics of the qualified physician, this chapter also gives a succinct summary of the entire [[Sutra Sthana]], implying that it represents the core subjects and skills a physician needs to acquire. The behavior of the quack is then portrayed vividly, and the chapter concludes with an express warning to the patients to never fall prey to the quack. It is also made clear that the responsibility of licensing the qualified physicians and censuring the quacks rests with the King and the State.