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| *Treatment for ''ayoga'' considers analysing mistakes made in the earlier procedure and repeating the procedure with correct doses or measures of drugs, while factoring in seasonal effects, and the physical constitution of the patient. | | *Treatment for ''ayoga'' considers analysing mistakes made in the earlier procedure and repeating the procedure with correct doses or measures of drugs, while factoring in seasonal effects, and the physical constitution of the patient. |
| *Details of the procedures are given in [[Siddhi Sthana]]. | | *Details of the procedures are given in [[Siddhi Sthana]]. |
− | *The purpose of understanding ''svabhaavaparamavada'' is to understand the cause and effect relationship between health and disease. The factors that cause abnormality in tissues, when removed, lead to a healthy state. ''Ahara'' (diet) with the same qualities as those of the tissues enhance or strengthen the qualities of the tissues, while diet with opposite qualities will decrease it. Regeneration and degeneration of body tissues is a continuous process. Healthy diet and other regimen help in maintaining longevity. However, the cause of death is unknown. | + | *The purpose of understanding ''svabhaavaparamavada'' is to understand the cause and effect relationship between health and disease. The factors that cause abnormality in tissues, when removed, lead to a healthy state. ''Ahara'' (diet) with the same qualities as those of the tissues enhance or strengthen the qualities of the tissues, while diet with opposite qualities will decrease it. Regeneration and degeneration of body tissues is a continuous process. A healthy diet and other regimens help in maintaining longevity. However, the cause of death is unknown. |
| *At the end of the chapter, qualities of a physician skilled in therapeutics are described. Such a physician helps in maintaining the normal tissues and provides a healthy life with longevity so that a person can achieve ''dharma, artha, kama'' and ''moksha''. | | *At the end of the chapter, qualities of a physician skilled in therapeutics are described. Such a physician helps in maintaining the normal tissues and provides a healthy life with longevity so that a person can achieve ''dharma, artha, kama'' and ''moksha''. |
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| + | === Further reading === |
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| + | #Sushruta, Sushruta Samhita, Nibadha Samgraha commentary by Dalhana, Chaukhamba Orientelia, 6th edition, Varanasi, 1997 quotations from Sutra Sthana chapter 41/6, chapter 21, chapter 6/13 |
| + | #Kashyapa, Kashyapa Samhita, Khila Sthana 5/6-7, Chaukhamba Orientalia, Varanasi |
| + | #Vagbhata, Ashtanga Hridaya, , Chaukhamba Amarabharati Prakashan, 2nd edition, Varanasi Sutra Sthana 12/ 24 |
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