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=== Abstract ===

=== Abstract ===

The present chapter entitled [[Sharira Vichaya]] (analytical study of the body) deals with various aspects of the ''sharira'' which are important from diagnostic and therapeutic view points. It starts with a definition of the body and then attempts to answer questions such as what results in diseases or destruction of the body, how do the ''dhatus'' (body elements) get increased or decreased and how are these conditions treated, etc. Further, it discusses factors responsible for the growth of the body, for the promotion of strength and for digestion and metabolism of ingested food (along with action of individual factor). In the same context, the discussion regarding body wastes and body promoting elements appear subsequently. At the end, various queries related to fetal development, birth process, life span and time of death etc. are discussed.

The present chapter entitled [[Sharira Vichaya Sharira]] (analytical study of the body) deals with various aspects of the ''sharira'' which are important from diagnostic and therapeutic view points. It starts with a definition of the body and then attempts to answer questions such as what results in diseases or destruction of the body, how do the ''dhatus'' (body elements) get increased or decreased and how are these conditions treated, etc. Further, it discusses factors responsible for the growth of the body, for the promotion of strength and for digestion and metabolism of ingested food (along with action of individual factor). In the same context, the discussion regarding body wastes and body promoting elements appear subsequently. At the end, various queries related to fetal development, birth process, life span and time of death etc. are discussed.

'''Keywords''': ''sharira vichaya, dhatu,'' foetal growth, foetal development.

'''Keywords''': ''sharira vichaya, dhatu,'' foetal growth, foetal development.