Hindu Medicine c8.91

c8.91

The wind, by moving along its own vessels, effects the unobstructed functioning of all kinds of processes, provides for the working of the intellect unharmed by confusion and delusion, and produces various other wholesome conditions. The bile, by creeping along its own vessels, brings about radiance, appetite, brilliance of the digestive fire, sense of well-being, freedom from illness, and various other wholesome conditions. The phlegm, by moving along its own vessels, effects the lubricating of the limbs and the firmness of the joints; it is the source of strength and elation and of various other wholesome conditions. The blood, by moving along its own vessels, cleanses the humors and ingredients of the body, bestows color, effects the sensations of touch, and produces other wholesome conditions. When the humors grow upset and incensed, there arise various diseases out of their very substance, while the humors keep to their own respective vessels. Moreover, some vessels carry not only