Medical Astro

The zodiac is divided into twelve signs, each containing 30 degrees and all
the planets are moving round the zodiac in different motions so that they
take different periods to complete the circuit. The zodiac is known as KALA
PURUSHA representing a full human figure.
The names of the twelve signs (rashis) are : Aries (Mesha), Taurus
(Brisha), Gemini (Mithuna), Cancer (Karkata), Leo (Simha), Virgo (Kanya),
Libra (Tula), Scorpio (Brischika), Sagittarius (Dhanu), Capricorn (Makara),
Aquarius (Kumbha) and Pisces (Meena). (rashis) are : Aries (Mesha),
Taurus (Brisha), Gemini (Mithuna), Cancer (Karkata), Leo (Simha), Virgo
(Kanya), Libra (Tula), Scorpio (Brischika), Sagittarius (Dhanu), Capricorn
(Makara), Aquarius (Kumbha) and Pisces (Meena).
The names of the planets are : Sun (Ravi), Moon (Chandra), Mars
(Mangala), Mercury (Budha), Jupiter (Brihaspati), Venus (Sukra), Saturn
(Sani), Rahu or Dragons head and Ketu or Dragons tail.
The body of the Kala Purusha has been devided into twelve parts
and each part has been assigned to a raso commencing from Mesha.
They are as follows :RasiPart of Kala Purusha
MeshaHead
BrishaFace
MithunaNeck
KarkataChest
SimhaUpper abdomen
KanyaLower abdomen
TulaGroins
Brischikaenital organs
DhanuThighs
MakaraKnees
KumbhaShanks
Meenafeet

Mesha, Simha and Dhanu rasis rule over vitality, Brisha, Kanya and
Makara rasis over bone and flesh, Mithuna, Tula and Kumbha rasis over
breathing, and Karkata, Brischika and Meena rasis over blood.
The zodiac is also divided into twelve houses reckoning from Lagna or
ascendant and each house commonly known as bhava is assigned to a
specific part of the body of the Kala Purusha. Here also the first house
represents head, the second house represents face and so on.
They are as follows :House or bhava Part of Kala Purusha
1st house or Lagna bhava Head, brain and mind
2nd house Face, eyes, nose, tongue, teeth, ears, fingers, nails, bones and
flesh
3rd house Neck, throat, collar bones, hands, breathing, ears and bodily
growth
4th house Heart, lungs, chest and blood
5th house Upper abdomen and mind
6th house Lower abdomen, naval, bones, flesh and mental faculties
7th house Groins, semen, female organs and breathing
8th house Genital organs, urine and blood
9th house Thighs and limbs
10th house Knees, bones and flesh
11th house Shanks and breathing

12th house Feet and blood

The houses from the 2nd to 6th govern the right side of the body and from
12th to 8th in reverse order govern the left side of the body.
The planets are working both for building up and destroying the body and
they have different activities and functions over it.