A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s1.1

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The five avasthās of mercury are: dhūma, ciṭiciṭi, maṇḍūkapluti, sakampa and vikampa (I.1.38cd–39ab).³³ The five gatis are: jalavadgati, dhūmagati, haṃsavadgati, kiṭṭanibhā gatih, and jīvadvagati (I.1.39cd–42ab).³⁴ The fourteen naisargikadoṣas are: pārthiva or bhauma, āpya, āgneya, anila or vāyavya, nābhasa, gajacarmākhya or gajatvac, puṇḍarīka, visarpa, hāridra, raktacarmākhya, nāraṅga, raktabinduka or raktabīja, asahyāgni, and maṇḍūka (I.1.42cd–44ab).³⁵ The seven kañcukas or aupādhikadoṣas are: kālikā, malinī, kapotī, raktakañcukā, salomī, girijā, and piṅgalī (I.1.44cd–45).³⁶ The three yaugikadoṣas are viṣa, nāga and vaṅga (I.1.46ab).³⁷ Each of the twenty-four doṣas is associated with a particular disorder (I.1.46cd–53ab).