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The pulses are also examined elsewhere in two hands two feet, two sides of the neck, at the root of the nose an upanta (corner of eye); total eight pulses. The movement of the pulse will be known there.
The pulses of the neck (Kanthanadi) indicate fever, thirst, tirendness, sequence of sexual enjoyment, fear, grief and anger. The pulse at the root of the nose (Nasanadi) manifests death, life, sexual desire, the disease of the neck, that of the nose, head-disease and mouth-disease.
Besides, generally the place for examination of all pulses is to be made according to the time (morning time is best) and place (location) of diseases, such as, hand, foot, neck, nose, eye, ear, tip of tongue and genitals (medhraga).
Verses 7-8 deal with Nadipariksa-prakaran. (Method of examination of pulse), while verse 9 indicates the subject of examination of pulse : whether the disease is vataja, caused by some derangement of bodily humour-air (vata) or pittaja, caused by some derangement of bodily humour-bile (pitta,) or Kaphaja, caused by some, derangement of bodily humour phlegm (Kaph) or it is having two combined or joint symptoms or faults (dvandvaja) or three combined symptoms or faults (Sannipataja or Tridosaja) or it is curable (Sadhya) or incurable (Asadhya).
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