A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.73

v3.c46.73

The colours of the vāta-, pitta- and kaphanāḍī are described as respectively dark blue (nīla), pale (pāṇḍura) and white (śveta). 5 The problem of the conflicting views on the location of the pulses of the three fingers of the examiner 6 is solved by declaring that no importance should be given to this location because the doṣas are sufficiently characterized by the movements of the pulse. 7 The list of diseases together with their pulses is longer than in the works of Kaṇāda, Rāvaṇa and Bhūdharabhaṭṭa. 8