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Iridology is the observation and diagnosis of disease from the iris. The observation
of changes on, in, and around the eyes is a very old practice. References
to it are found in the works of Hippocrates, as also in the medical
school of Salerno, and in Philostratus.
The upper part represents the head. Since the stomach has a close relationship with the iris all diseases originating in the stomach are found in the eyes. The right side shows the state of all organs inside the body which lie on the right side, such as the liver, the right thorax and the blood vessels. Conditions of health and disease arising from the heart are found here. The lowest part of the eyes represent the genitalia and also the kidneys and the bowels. From which colic, jaundice, gallstones, and venereal diseases are found. If the eyes have far too many lines and flecks they signify a state of unhealth in respect to the whole body. |
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