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Exercise is to be taken daily. It is said to kindle the digestive fire, free the body of disease, remove sleepiness, lethargy and obesity, and give lustre, nourishment, health and long…

Exercise is to be avoided by those with raktapitta, breathlessness, cough, hiccup, wounds or fever, by one who is sweating, one weakened by excess sexual intercourse and a child; the verse…

Exercise should be taken daily. It is said to kindle the digestive fire, free the body of disease, remove sleepiness, lethargy and obesity, give lustre, nourishment, health and long life,…

The opposing claim that some substances become like poison when combined is called unproven, contradictory and inconclusive: for some people, those who eat everything, habitually eat before…

The commentary says gods born in the upapāda bed and those attaining a final or excellent body obtain, by their merit, long-lived bodies that poison, weapons and the like cannot cut short,…

When sweat appears and strength slackens during exercise, one should understand that half the strength remains and stop; excessive exercise is said to destroy (the verse: kill) a person. A…

Fever is said to arise when the doshas, aggravated by wrong diet, other diseases, season, wrong conduct or injury, spread through the whole body. Its general signs and prodromes, its vata,…

The publisher's note opens with the saying 'the body is indeed the first means of dharma' and says that a healthy body is necessary for religious practice, and that only through a healthy…

The introduction lists the qualities of kapha as stable (sthira), unctuous (snigdha), smooth (ślakṣṇa), clay-like (mṛtsna), cold (śīta), heavy (guru) and slow (manda), and says kapha, like…

The opening of chapter 19 treats poisoning as a danger to kings: who poisons, how a poisoner and poisoned food are recognised, and the signs of poison in food, drinks and personal articles.

In its survey of the Vedic period the introduction says the story of the sage Cyavana supports a formula (yoga) that restores youth.

Continuing the account of digestion, the introduction says the food is moved onward by a propulsive action, and samāna vāyu is needed for this and to keep the food moist; its actions of…

Rice, ghee, curd, jaggery and other sugarcane products and milk, purification of the body according to the season (by emesis, purgation and the like), self-restraint, exercise, compassion…

Very sour or dry food, excessive exercise, wind, sun and heat, excessive sexual activity and the daily use of a single taste are causes that bring on the doshas and many diseases, and are…

Kapha is said to be aggravated by daily sleep in the daytime, by lack of sexual activity and exercise, by slimy, sour, unctuous (such as ghee and oil), very thick or heavy and salty foods,…

Vāta is said to be aggravated by excessive exercise and sexual activity, long journeys on foot, riding, carrying loads, wrong times of sleep, immersion in water and blows of wind; by…

Opening lines of the sixth chapter, whose running head names it Rasāyanavidhi. It opens with the section on the daily regimen: cleaning the teeth, oiling and massage, exercise, rubbing with…

After eating, the mouth is rinsed well and astringent, bitter and pungent things are taken (the commentary names areca nut, catechu, clove, musk and betel), or a pleasant smoke, to remove…

A regimen of rice, ghee, curd, sugarcane products such as jaggery and milk, seasonal purification of the body by emesis, purgation and the like, self-restraint, exercise, compassion for all…

Even after fever has left, it soon returns from drinking cold water, sitting in cold places, very cooling food and drink, excessive exercise, exposure to wind, much swimming, injury and…

Body heat settles, the senses are clear, appetite returns and excretion is normal; a poisoned person avoids day sleep, sex, much exercise, sun and anger, and oil, horse gram, sesame,…

Rinse the mouth, take astringent, bitter and pungent things or a pleasant smoke to clear kapha, sit at ease, walk a hundred steps, lie briefly on the left side, avoid exercise and sit a…