单词 | dosha |
释义 | doshan. In Ayurvedic medicine: each of the three humours circulating in the body and governing physiological activity, their differing proportions determining individual temperament, physical constitution and (when imbalanced) giving rise to a disposition to particular physical and mental disorders.The three doshas (kapha n., pitta n.3, and vata n.) are in turn regarded as composed of different pairings of the five elements from which all matter is composed (ether, earth, air, fire, and water). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [noun] > fluid secretion > humours > specific humours phlegmc1250 moisturea1387 melancholyc1390 cholera1393 black humoura1398 choleraa1398 melancholiaa1398 coldness1398 sanguineness1530 atrabile1594 combust choler1607 primary humour1621 black bile1634 cambium1634 yellow bile1634 kapha1937 pitta1937 dosha1959 1959 C. Dwarkanath Introd. Kāyachikitsā vii. 98 If the prakupita-pitta spreads over to any of the specific sites of Kapha and vice versa [it] should be treated as for the dosha of that site. 1985 Maclean's (Nexis) 25 Nov. 61 Ayurvedic doctors base their treatment on the belief that all diseases are related to an imbalance of the basic elements of human physiology called doshas—movement, metabolism and structure. 1988 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 21 Aug. i. 3/3 A lengthy check-up and evaluation that determines an individual's body constitution, or doshas, called vata, pitta and kapha. 1992 Yoga Jrnl. Jan. 26/1 The ayurvedic therapies are aimed at balancing the doshas and the subdoshas, the basic ‘metabolic principles’ of the body. 1997 Daily Tel. 25 July 20/3 Our dominating dosha determines our character..and perhaps our health. 2000 PS Nov. 149/1 How are your doshas? If like Jade Jagger, Madonna and Demi Moore, you're a fan of Ayurveda,..you'll know that keeping the three doshas (vata, pitta and kapha) in balance is the essence of wellbeing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959 |
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