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pulse indicate the agitation and intensity of vata element in the case of different diseases.
The scholars say that the movement of the pulse of agitated vata is crooked like that of a snake, leech of water, and scorpio.
The harsh, wiry, hot, nodular, and rapid pulse shows the agitation and intensity of pitta.
The movement of the pulse of agitated pitta is like that of a crow, Lavapaksi (quail), frog etc.?
The crippled, cold, excited, large, low-tensioned, very soft, wading, heavy, rigid, slow, soft and weak, and tensionless pulse indicates the agitation and intensity of kaph.
The movement of the pulse of agitated kaph is like that of pigeon, gander, peacock, etc. i. e. it moves bending backward.3
The accelerated. circular, dry, agitated, fickle, intermittent, restless, ropy, thick, imperceptible, knotty, and thin pulse indicates the intensity and agitation of the two combined elements--vata and pitta (air and bile).
The pulse of a patient moves like snake at one moment and like a frog at another moment when 1. Nadiprakasam, Sankara Sen, Ch. II. 2. Ibid. 3. Ibid.
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