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=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

 

*The physician should be especially skilled in ''vamana'' and ''virechana'' procedures.

*The physician should be especially skilled in ''vamana'' and ''virechana'' procedures.

*If the patient develops weight loss and debility after purification therapy, he should be given a rejuvenation treatment in the form of a nourishing dietary regimen that includes ''ghrita'' (clarified butter), meat soup, milk, appetizing broth, massage and medicated enema.

*If the patient develops weight loss and debility after purification therapy, he should be given a rejuvenation treatment in the form of a nourishing dietary regimen that includes ''ghrita'' (clarified butter), meat soup, milk, appetizing broth, massage and medicated enema.

*The purpose of understanding ''svabhaavaparamavada'' is to understand the cause and effect relationship between health and disease. The factors that cause abnormality in tissues, when removed, lead to a healthy state. ''Ahara'' (diet) with the same qualities as those of the tissues enhance or strengthen the qualities of the tissues, while diet with opposite qualities will decrease it. Regeneration and degeneration of body tissues is a continuous process. Healthy diet and other regimen help in maintaining longevity. However, the cause of death is unknown.

*The purpose of understanding ''svabhaavaparamavada'' is to understand the cause and effect relationship between health and disease. The factors that cause abnormality in tissues, when removed, lead to a healthy state. ''Ahara'' (diet) with the same qualities as those of the tissues enhance or strengthen the qualities of the tissues, while diet with opposite qualities will decrease it. Regeneration and degeneration of body tissues is a continuous process. Healthy diet and other regimen help in maintaining longevity. However, the cause of death is unknown.

*At the end of the chapter, qualities of a physician skilled in therapeutics are described. Such a physician helps in maintaining the normal tissues and provides a healthy life with longevity so that a person can achieve ''dharma, artha, kama'' and ''moksha''.

*At the end of the chapter, qualities of a physician skilled in therapeutics are described. Such a physician helps in maintaining the normal tissues and provides a healthy life with longevity so that a person can achieve ''dharma, artha, kama'' and ''moksha''.

 

=== Further reading ===

=== Further reading ===