The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c9.t1.9

c9.t1.9

The “venous” blood (chyle-mixed blood) proceeds from the alimentary tract (gastric and intestinal vessels), along a *Dhamanî* trunk (portal vein?) to the liver (and spleen), where the chyle gets a red pigment and is turned into (pure) blood. From the liver and spleen, *Śirâs* (“arteries”) proceed to the heart. The liver (and spleen, a minor blood-vascular gland) and the heart are the centres of origin of the *Śirâs* (“arteries”), and distribute pure blood by their means over the entire body.