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# Whatever else not mentioned here but could be visually observed.

# Whatever else not mentioned here but could be visually observed.

===== Rasapariksha (gustation-by inference) =====

===== ''Rasapariksha'' (gustation-by inference) =====

“Tastes” of various factors in the body be ascertained by inference and not by direct observation:  

“Tastes” of various factors in the body be ascertained by inference and not by direct observation:  

# “Taste” of the mouth of a patient: By interrogation  

# “Taste” of the mouth of a patient: By interrogation  

# Impairment of “taste” of an individual: could be inferred by the behavior of parasites like lice (if instead of getting drawn to a person, they get repelled by it), or if someone attracts flies or ants (implying “sweet taste” emanated by the patient)

# Impairment of “taste” of an individual: could be inferred by the behavior of parasites like lice (if instead of getting drawn to a person, they get repelled by it), or if someone attracts flies or ants (implying “sweet taste” emanated by the patient)

# Bleeding from the body: doubts about the nature of blood can be resolved by giving it to dog & crow. Its intake indicates its purity and rejection indicates that the blood is vitiated by pitta dosha and the patient is suffering from raktapitta.

# Bleeding from the body: doubts about the nature of blood can be resolved by giving it to dog and crow. Its intake indicates its purity and rejection indicates that the blood is vitiated by ''pitta dosha'' and the patient is suffering from ''raktapitta''.

# Similarly other tastes can be inferred.  

# Similarly other tastes can be inferred.  

Nowadays various laboratory tests are available to diagnose this, such as blood glucose etc.

Nowadays various laboratory tests are available to diagnose this, such as blood glucose etc.