Chapter 5.2: Flowery Signs Prognosis (Pushpitakam Indriyam / पुष्पितकम् इन्द्रियम्)
This chapter sums up the variations in the sense of taste of the body and smell of the individual which indicate imminent death of the person (Arishta Lakshana). Variations in the smell of body and the altered taste sense of a person may reveal the disease processes in that patient.
Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata
Indriya Sthana Chapter 2.Fatal signs of Tactile and Olfactory perception This chapter sums up the variations in the sense of taste of the body and smell of the individual which indicate imminent death of the person (Arishta Lakshana). Variations in the smell of body and the altered taste sense of a person may reveal the disease processes in that patient. Keywords: fatal signs, pushpita, body odour, sense of taste. Note: The chapter deals with features of odor and taste indicating impending death.