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Principle
Weak agni (mandagni)
मंदाग्नि · मन्दाग्नि
Weak digestive fire is said to arise from aggravated kapha.
Condition
Weak digestion (agnimandya)
अग्निमांद्य (मंदाग्नि) · अग्निमान्द्य
Principle
Agni (digestive fire)
अग्नि (जठराग्नि) · जठराग्नि
The introduction says the digestion of the six tastes of food just eaten stimulates the pācaka pitta; in the āmāśaya the pācaka pitta and the kledaka kapha are released and gradually mix…
Principle
Non-violent diet and avoidance of meat in medicine
अहिंसक आहार (मांस निषेध) · मांसनिषेध
The introduction says that the treatment portion of the Kalyāṇakāraka resembles Caraka to a large extent, apart from the parts dealing with honey, wine and meat.
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Quoted formula (Basavarājīya, 6th prakaraṇa, p.103), attributed to Pūjyapāda: Kālāgnirudra…
Quoted formula (Basavarājīya, 6th prakaraṇa, p.103), attributed to Pūjyapāda: Kālāgnirudra rasa, also called Agnituṇḍī, for the eighty vāta disorders. Purified mercury, viṣa, sulphur,…
Principle
Samana vata
समानवायु · समान
Samana vata is said to live in the abdomen (stomach and intestines), to help kindle the digestive fire, hence its name agnisakha (companion of fire), and to digest food.