Kaphaprada, Kapha-prada: 1 definition

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Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Kaphaprada (कफप्रद) refers to that which is “productive of phlegm”, as mentioned in verse 5.26-27 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] among the (different kinds of milk [viz., payas]), [...] unwholesome for the stomach, however, (and) warming is sheep’s milk [viz., āvika] (it is) eliminative of wind-diseases (and) productive of hiccup, dyspnea, choler, and phlegm [viz., kaphaprada]”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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