An alert, vigilant person can identify and recognise the differences in beings very quickly by observing the behaviour and actions, which makes an individual so unique. The Ayurveda doctor is especially trained to do so.
Ayurveda medicine has developed a method of diagnosis known as a theory of types/constitutional medicine based on which the doctor can diagnose the condition of a patient. Ayurvedic medicine is based on direct observation of the body as well as the personality of the person. Certainly such a method of diagnosis existed in the west as well. Galen had developed such a typology based on the medicine of Hippokrates, the theory of the four temperaments. The psychoanalyst C.G. Jung had also developed a theory of typology.
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