A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.103

v3.c46.103

Although stressing the importance of aṣṭasthānaparīkṣā (1.6) and referring to various elements of this procedure (1.11, 12, 14), the work is exclusively devoted to nāḍīparīkṣā. The author emphasizes that the examination of the pulse can be learnt by practice only, not from books (1.24). The cause of the pulsation of the arteries is said to be the contraction of the heart; the circulation of the blood is known to the author (1.31–35).