Charaka Samhita Part 18: Sutrasthana Chapter 18 (Trishothiya Adhyaya) — How to Recognise When Vata, Pitta or Kapha Is Out of Balance

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Kushtha in the Sushruta Samhita: The Classical Ayurvedic Map of the Skin — Twacha, the Three Doshas and the Eighteen Types (Nidana Sthana, Chapter 5)

Quick Summary Long before there was a word for “dermatology,” the Sushruta Samhita was already reading the skin (twacha) with...

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Charaka Samhita Part 17: Sutrasthana Chapter 17 (Kiyantahshirasiya Adhyaya) — Ojas, the Vital Essence of Strength and Vitality, and How the Doshas Move Through the Body

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Jala Varga: The Ashtanga Hridaya on Water — Ushna Jala, Sheetala Jala and the Ayurvedic Art of Drinking (Vagbhata, Sutrasthana 5)

Quick Summary The fifth chapter of the Ashtanga Hridaya's Sutrasthana — Vagbhata's Drava-dravya Vijnaniya Adhyaya, the “knowledge of liquid substances”...

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Charaka Samhita Part 16: Sutrasthana Chapter 16 (Chikitsaprabhritiya Adhyaya) — The Signs of a Proper Cleanse, Gentle Recovery, and Why the Right Physician Matters

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Sutika Paricharya: The Charaka Samhita on Childbirth, the Newborn and the New Mother (Sharira Sthana 8, Jatisutriya)

Quick Summary The longest and most human chapter in the Charaka Samhita is the Jatisutriya — Sharira Sthana, Chapter 8...

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