Siddha, the ancient healing and medical treatment system is based on how many principles?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 96
Siddha is a traditional system of medicine of Tamil Nadu, credited to the eighteen Siddhars. It holds that the human body is made up of 96 basic principles (thathuvas), which include the five elements, the three humours (vatham, pitham and kapham), the senses and the faculties of the mind. Health is the balance of these principles, and disease is their imbalance.