A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.43
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.43
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v2.c29.43
Kapha is guru, śīta, mṛdu, snigdha, madhura, sthira, and picchila. The list of Ca.Vi.8.96 has: snigdha, ślakṣṇa, mṛdu, madhura, sāra, sāndra, stimita, guru, śīta, vijjala, and accha. Compare Ca.Ni.4.9 (a list of ten properties). Suśruta (Sū.21.15) lists śveta, guru, snigdha, picchila, and śīta; its taste is madhura in a normal state, but lavaṇa when vidagdha. Vāgbhaṭa (A.h.Sū.1.12ab; A.s.Sū.1.27cd) enumerates: snigdha, śīta, guru, manda, ślakṣṇa, mṛtsna (= picchila), and sthira.
Linked texts (4)
- Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit