[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c8.172 # Hindu Medicine c8.172 Hindu Medicine c8.172 - **Language:** English ### [c8.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.172) There are seven hundred tubular vessels. As a garden or a rice-field is irrigated by a system of canals carrying water, the body, by means of these vessels, is moistened and maintained; this is accomplished through expanding, contracting and other movements. Their ramifications compare with trees, foliage, and conduits. - [Previous: c8.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.171) - [Next: c8.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.173) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.172) · Pramāṇa