A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.58
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.58
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Specific aetiological factors are discussed; oleaginous (snigdha) and hot substances usually lead to the upwards moving, oleaginous and dry (rūkṣa) substances to the downwards moving type; the upwards moving type is associated with kapha, the downwards moving type with vāyu ¹⁴² (4.23–24).