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== Tattva Vimarsha (Fundamental Principles) ==

== Tattva Vimarsha (Fundamental Principles) ==

#The grouping of diseases, patients and ''agni'' is framed for development of common modalities for diagnosis and treatment.

#The grouping of diseases, patients and [[agni]] is framed for development of common modalities for diagnosis and treatment.

#Understanding the disease, the ''agni'' (digestive capacity) and ''prakriti'' (constitution) of a person is of prime importance for a physician to provide effective treatment.

#Understanding the disease, the [[agni]] (digestive capacity) and [[Prakriti]](constitution) of a person is of prime importance for a physician to provide effective treatment.

#Comprehensive knowledge of a disease includes its prognosis(curable or incurable), severity(mild or severe), location(soma or psyche),causes(endogenous or exogenous) and site of origin (stomach/digestive or large intestine/excretory).  

#Comprehensive knowledge of a disease includes its prognosis(curable or incurable), severity(mild or severe), location(soma or psyche),causes(endogenous or exogenous) and site of origin (stomach/digestive or large intestine/excretory).  

#If a person has predominant ''dosha'' and indulges in activities or food increasing that ''dosha'' then he will have abrupt onset of disease caused by aggravation of that ''dosha''.

#If a person has predominant [[dosha]] and indulges in activities or food increasing that [[dosha]] then he will have abrupt onset of disease caused by aggravation of that [[dosha]].

#A disease with known etiology, clinical features pointing to a diagnosis and indicated effective treatment is called ''anubandhya'', on the other hand a disease with unknown etiology, variable clinical features and not effective treatment is called ''anubandha''.  

#A disease with known etiology, clinical features pointing to a diagnosis and indicated effective treatment is called ''anubandhya'', on the other hand a disease with unknown etiology, variable clinical features and not effective treatment is called ''anubandha''.  

#Mental and physical disorders may start as such but later influence each other.

#Mental and physical disorders may start as such but later influence each other.

#Passion, anger, greed, attachment, envy, ego, worry, anxiety, fear, excitement etc. are due to psychic ''dosha, raja'' and ''tamas''.

#Passion, anger, greed, attachment, envy, ego, worry, anxiety, fear, excitement etc. are due to psychic ''dosha, raja'' and ''tamas''.

#''Rajas'' is the initiator of all actions. ''Tamas'' cannot act without ''rajas''.

#''Rajas'' is the initiator of all actions. ''Tamas'' cannot act without ''rajas''.

#''Agni''( digestive processes) of a person shall be diagnosed as ''tikshna''(severe), ''manda''(low), ''sama''(balanced) and ''vishama''(irregular). The selection of diet and dose of medicine depends upon ''agni''.

#''Agni''( digestive processes) of a person shall be diagnosed as ''tikshna''(severe), ''manda''(low), ''sama''(balanced) and ''vishama''(irregular). The selection of diet and dose of medicine depends upon [[agni]].

== Vidhi Vimarsha (Applied Inferences) ==

== Vidhi Vimarsha (Applied Inferences) ==