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#Dehusked seed of ''Apamarga'' (Achyranthes aspera Linn);  
 
#Dehusked seed of ''Apamarga'' (Achyranthes aspera Linn);  
 
#''Aragvadha'' (Cassia fistula Linn)  
 
#''Aragvadha'' (Cassia fistula Linn)  
#Six hundred purgatives; These constitute the tetrad on drugs.  
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#Six hundred purgatives; This marks the end of the tetrad on drugs.  
#Measurement of eating; 6. Human dietetics; 7. Non-suppression of natural urges; 8. Description of sense organs; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the quadrate on the maintenance of positive health. 9. The minor chapter on the four aspects of therapeutics; 10. The major chapter on the four aspects of therapeutics; 11. Three basic desires of life; 12. vata – its merits and demerits; the above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on the physician, medicine, etc.; 13. oleation; 14. fomentation; 15. requirements of a physician; 16. duties of a physician; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on therapeutic measures. 17. Enumeration of diseases relating to the head; 18. Three types of swelling; 19. Eight abdominal diseases; 20. The major chapter on the enumeration of diseases; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on diseases. 21. Eight types of inappreciable persons; 22. Lightening and nourishing therapies; 23. Refreshing regimen; 24. Blood purification and the regimen, therefore; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on therapeutics. 25. Origin of man and his diseases; 26. Discourse among Atreya, Bhadrakapya, etc. 27. Properties of diets and drinks; 28. Various types of diets and drinks; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on dietetics. Finally, the last two chapters deal with ten seats of life forces and the ten vital roots in the heart respectively. Thus, the [[Sutra Sthana]] constitutes of seven tetrads (each containing four chapters) on drugs, maintenance of positive health, physicians including medicines, etc., therapeutics measures, diseases, some of the fundamental pillars of health management – medicines, physicians, therapeutics, and dietetics are described consecutively. The first section, as well as the entire treatise, is summarized in the last two chapters. Thus, the first section of thirty chapters is very important. The [[Sutra Sthana]], with its 30 chapters, can be regarded as the brain of the whole treatise and is also known as the shloka section.  
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#Measurement of eating;
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#Human dietetics;  
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#Non-suppression of natural urges;  
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#Description of sense organs; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the quadrate on the maintenance of positive health.  
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#The minor chapter on the four aspects of therapeutics;  
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#The major chapter on the four aspects of therapeutics;  
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#Three basic desires of life;  
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#''Vata'' – its merits and demerits; the above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on the physician, medicine, etc.;
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#Oleation;  
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#Fomentation; 15. requirements of a physician; 16. duties of a physician; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on therapeutic measures. 17. Enumeration of diseases relating to the head; 18. Three types of swelling; 19. Eight abdominal diseases; 20. The major chapter on the enumeration of diseases; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on diseases. 21. Eight types of inappreciable persons; 22. Lightening and nourishing therapies; 23. Refreshing regimen; 24. Blood purification and the regimen, therefore; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on therapeutics. 25. Origin of man and his diseases; 26. Discourse among Atreya, Bhadrakapya, etc. 27. Properties of diets and drinks; 28. Various types of diets and drinks; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on dietetics. Finally, the last two chapters deal with ten seats of life forces and the ten vital roots in the heart respectively. Thus, the [[Sutra Sthana]] constitutes of seven tetrads (each containing four chapters) on drugs, maintenance of positive health, physicians including medicines, etc., therapeutics measures, diseases, some of the fundamental pillars of health management – medicines, physicians, therapeutics, and dietetics are described consecutively. The first section, as well as the entire treatise, is summarized in the last two chapters. Thus, the first section of thirty chapters is very important. The [[Sutra Sthana]], with its 30 chapters, can be regarded as the brain of the whole treatise and is also known as the shloka section.  
 
The [[Nidana Sthana]], or the section on the diagnosis of diseases, includes a detailed study of jwara (fever), raktapitta (a condition characterized by bleeding from various parts of the body), gulma (abdominal tumour), meha (obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus), kushtha (obstinate skin diseases including leprosy), shosha (consumption), unmada (insanity) and apasmara (epilepsy). The [[Nidana Sthana]] or the section on the diagnosis of diseases contains the above eight chapters providing for the diagnosis of the said ailments.  
 
The [[Nidana Sthana]], or the section on the diagnosis of diseases, includes a detailed study of jwara (fever), raktapitta (a condition characterized by bleeding from various parts of the body), gulma (abdominal tumour), meha (obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus), kushtha (obstinate skin diseases including leprosy), shosha (consumption), unmada (insanity) and apasmara (epilepsy). The [[Nidana Sthana]] or the section on the diagnosis of diseases contains the above eight chapters providing for the diagnosis of the said ailments.  
 
This forms the basis for the subsequent section of the [[Vimana Sthana]] that addresses specific topics of rasa or taste, trividhakuksiya (three factions of the stomach capacity), janapadodhvasima (epidemic diseases), trividharogavisesavijnana (three factors for the specific determination of diseases), strotas (channels of circulation), roganika (classification of diseases), vyadhitarupiya (classification of patients), and rogabhishagjitiya (treatment of diseases).  
 
This forms the basis for the subsequent section of the [[Vimana Sthana]] that addresses specific topics of rasa or taste, trividhakuksiya (three factions of the stomach capacity), janapadodhvasima (epidemic diseases), trividharogavisesavijnana (three factors for the specific determination of diseases), strotas (channels of circulation), roganika (classification of diseases), vyadhitarupiya (classification of patients), and rogabhishagjitiya (treatment of diseases).