Gandha Pariksha in the Sushruta Samhita: Colour Names the Dosha, but Only Smell Decides the Verdict

The short version The second chapter of the Sharira Sthana of the Sushruta Samhita is, on its surface, a chapter...

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Dvividhopakramaniya Adhyaya: Vagbhata Calls Treatment Two-Fold in the Ashtanga Hridaya, Then Breaks His Own Pair Five Times

The short version The fourteenth chapter of the Sutrasthana of the Ashtanga Hridaya is called Dvividhopakramaniya Adhyaya — the chapter...

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Ghee Hidden in Milk: Bhavaprakasha on the Body's Last Reserve

The short version Partway through the Purva Khanda of the Bhavaprakasha, Bhavamisra stops describing and starts arguing. He has been...

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Shokaja Atisara: Where the Sushruta Samhita Puts Grief

The short version Chapter 40 of the Uttara Tantra of the Sushruta Samhita is the chapter on Atisara. It opens...

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Karma Purusha: The Sushruta Samhita's Six-Part Person

The short version The Sushruta Samhita keeps its anatomy in a volume called the Sharira Sthana, and you would expect...

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Doshopakramaniya Adhyaya: Ashtanga Hridaya's Unripe Fruit Rule

The short version Chapter 13 of the Ashtanga Hridaya's Sutrasthana is called Doshopakramaniya — the general line of approach for...

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