A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.115

v3.c47.115

The theoretical concepts regarding pathogenesis are mostly the same as in human āyurveda, but an exception forms the recognition of blood (rakta, śoṇita) as having the same or almost the same status as the three doṣas; 689 consequently, the term saṃnipāta, in human āyurveda applied to the group of three doṣas, is repeatedly used to designate vāta, pitta, kapha and blood. 690 Vāta is very important as a cause of diseases, and the various kinds of vāta are often referred to. 691 The nosological classifications sometimes agree, sometimes disagree with those of human āyurveda in the descriptions of diseases common to human beings and elephants. The disease gulma is, for example, of five types in human beings and elephants, 692 but loss of appetite is of one type in elephants, 693 whereas human beings are afflicted by five varieties of this disorder.