Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c10.1.3

c10.1.3

rañjaka, rāgakṛt, in the liver and spleen or in stomach, colours the chyle and turns it into blood. 3. sādhaka, in heart, causes sight, determination and memory. 4. ālocaka, in the eyes, causes faculty of seeing. 5. bhrājaka, in the skin, gives glaze to skin and absorbs ointment. There are five kinds of śleṣman : 1. kledaka, in stomach, moistens the food and the other places of phlegm in the body. 2. avalambaka, in the heart, causes firmness of limbs. 3. rasana, bodhaka, in tongue, brings about the taste. 4. snehana, tarpaka, in head, oils and refreshes all sense-organs. 5. śleṣana, in the joints, makes the joints flexible ( AS 1.20; AHr 1.12; Bhāv 1.1.28 ff; Su. 1.15 ). By certain signs one can know as to which of the three doṣas prevails in the body. Thus men with predominance of vāta are inclined to waking, are voracious, atheists, addicted to music, joke, hunting and fight, having lust for sweet, sour, sharp and hot food and drink, very talkative, unstable, thievish, disaffectionate, not having many children, thin, tall, having weak, stagnant, trembling or rough voice, miserable etc. Men with predominance of bile are bold, proud, civilized, clean, intelligent, prudent, not loved by women and not of loving nature; they eat sweet, astringent, sharp and cold things; dream of lightning, fire and the like; are tended to perspiration, bad smelling, have brown hair (on the head) and little hair on the body, become prematurely grey etc.