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* The last chapter of this tetrad, [[Chikitsaprabhritiya]], depicts the importance of ''shodhana'' over ''shamana'' therapy. The details of properly / improperly administered ''shodhana'' procedures are discussed here. Important concepts like ''shuddha chikitsa'' (pure form of treatment)and ''svabhavoparamavada''(theory of natural destruction) etc. have also been described in this chapter. | * The last chapter of this tetrad, [[Chikitsaprabhritiya]], depicts the importance of ''shodhana'' over ''shamana'' therapy. The details of properly / improperly administered ''shodhana'' procedures are discussed here. Important concepts like ''shuddha chikitsa'' (pure form of treatment)and ''svabhavoparamavada''(theory of natural destruction) etc. have also been described in this chapter. | ||
===Roga Chatushka (four chapters on | ===Roga Chatushka (four chapters on classification of diseases)=== | ||
The fifth ''Chatushka'' is about ''roga'' (disease). As the name suggests, this tetrad provides a (brief) list of diseases that are extensively mentioned throughout Charak Samhita. | The fifth ''Chatushka'' is about ''roga'' (disease). As the name suggests, this tetrad provides a (brief) list of diseases that are extensively mentioned throughout Charak Samhita. | ||