Significance of Disease causation
Disease causation in Ayurveda is defined as the process by which deranged bodily humours, influenced by environmental factors and seasonal changes, lead to illnesses. In contrast, modern science focuses on the underlying factors and processes that contribute to disease development, specifically highlighting aspects such as Ama and Vata in conditions like Amavata. Ayurvedic principles emphasize that diseases must have a cause, often associated with invisible entities, underscoring a holistic understanding of health and illness.
Synonyms: Disease etiology, Disease production, Disease development, Disease formation, Pathogenesis., Pathogenesis, Etiology, Origin of disease, Disease onset
In Dutch: Ziekteveroorzaking; In Finnish: Taudin syy
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Hindu concept of 'Disease causation'
In Hinduism, disease causation involves the imbalance of bodily humours, exacerbated by environmental factors. This interplay suggests that health is affected by both internal bodily states and external seasonal conditions.
From: Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana
(1) The process through which deranged bodily humours lead to illnesses, influenced by environmental factors during different seasons.[1]
The concept of Disease causation in local and regional sources
Disease causation, as discussed in the text, highlights historical perspectives on illness origins, initially involving two elements—bile and phlegm—before evolving into a more complex fourfold configuration around the third century BCE.
From: History of Science in South Asia
(1) The fourfold configuration of this was widely known and accepted around the third century BCE, and the earliest configuration may have really only included two elements: bile and phlegm.[2]