A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.116

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The second part of the chapter is devoted to sleep,444 in particular sleeping during the day, which is beneficial in lean, harmful in obese patients. Rules concerning sleeping at night and during the day are formulated (21.35–57).445 Six types of sleep are distinguished: caused by tamas, kapha, fatigue; exogenous factors, diseases and the night (21.58–59).446