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* The last chapter of this tetrad ([[Vatakalakaliya]]) deals with the good and bad qualities/functions of ''vata'', ''pitta'', and ''kapha''. A physician should have a thorough knowledge of the guidelines provided in this ''Chatushka'' to succeed in his field. | * The last chapter of this tetrad ([[Vatakalakaliya]]) deals with the good and bad qualities/functions of ''vata'', ''pitta'', and ''kapha''. A physician should have a thorough knowledge of the guidelines provided in this ''Chatushka'' to succeed in his field. | ||
===Kalpana Chatushka(four chapters on applications of medicines)=== | ===Kalpana Chatushka (four chapters on applications of medicines)=== | ||
The next tetrad in [[Sutra Sthana]], ''Kalpanachatushka'', deals with the application of medicines in the form of various procedures either in healthy or in diseased individuals. ''Shodhana'' (bio-purification procedures) is an important concept of Ayurveda prescribed for removal of toxic wastes from the body. To prepare the patient for ''shodhana'', he has to go through specific pre-shodhana procedures, such as ''snehana''(internal application of ''sneha'' (fat)) and ''swedana''(sweating), to mobilize toxic wastes within the body and excrete them out of the body. | The next tetrad in [[Sutra Sthana]], ''Kalpanachatushka'', deals with the application of medicines in the form of various procedures either in healthy or in diseased individuals. ''Shodhana'' (bio-purification procedures) is an important concept of Ayurveda prescribed for removal of toxic wastes from the body. To prepare the patient for ''shodhana'', he has to go through specific pre-shodhana procedures, such as ''snehana''(internal application of ''sneha'' (fat)) and ''swedana''(sweating), to mobilize toxic wastes within the body and excrete them out of the body. | ||