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== Tattva Vimarsha (Fundamental Principles) == | == Tattva Vimarsha (Fundamental Principles) == | ||
#The grouping of diseases, patients and | #The grouping of diseases, patients and [[agni]] is framed for development of common modalities for diagnosis and treatment. | ||
#Understanding the disease, the | #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 | #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''( 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) == | ||