WHAT IS A BIOCHARACTERISTIC?A biocharacteristic is a descriptive term that portrays the qualities of an imbalance, person, food, herb, lifestyle practice, habit, or really any quality in the world around us that is relevant to medcine.
The Ayurveda gunas (20 pairs of opposites starting with heavy, Light, Sharp, Dull, etc) are a canoncial example but Greek Medicine and TCM make use of biocharacteristics as well. An example of this are the Biocharacteristics of Cooked and Raw in Greek Medicine. Biocharacteristics also include the tastes, the elements, and other descriptive words that describe the medicinal nature / properties of things in a general way. Some biocharacteristics essentially work as containers for combinations of Biocharacteristics. An example of this is using the three Doshas as Biocharacteristics. Within the container of "Vata" lie the Biocharacteristics of Dry, Light, Cold, Rough, Subtle, and Mobile. If you use "Vata" as a Biocharacteristic, all of the above qualities are implied without having to write them out at length. For more on this see: List of Biocharacteristics and How Biocharacteristics Change in a Person (Mutagens, Doshas, Temperaments). READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC
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