A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.53

v1.c11.53

Its first part is concerned with imbalance of the dhātus (= doṣas) and restoration of their equilibrium. A dhātu increases by the use of substances with properties similar to those of the dhātu, while it is subject to decrease through the use of substances with contrary properties. Treatment of imbalances of the dhātus is based on this principle (6.3–11). The twenty properties (guṇa) of the dhātus are enumerated in this section (6.10).¹²⁵