gastrointestinalsystem.Acloseexaminationofthemyieldsimportantideasinrefer-
ence to the concepts behind the understanding of the process of digestion.
- em-kab- interior parts - something inside
- kab– intestines
- pehui- buttocks – rump
- pehuit- anus - rectum – hinderparts
- ra ab– stomach
- unkh – diarrhea
7. ,ab -heart
- ,nefer -heartand windpipe
- ,sma -lung and windpipe
- , uterus
- , body part
- ,hs -excrement
- ,psd -vertebrae
14. , intestine
Noticethatthewordforstomach,#5,ra-ab,makesuseofthesymboloftheheart(#7,ab).Thisasso-
ciationpointstotheKemeticunderstandingthatthestomachistheheartofthedigestivesystem,the
placewherethedigestionoffoodbeginsinearnest.Alsonoticethatthesymbolforexcrement,#12,
hs,doesnotmakeuseofthesymbolforputrefaction, ,inthisparticularcase(moredetailson
thissignwillbegivenlaterinthefollowingsection).Thispointstotheideathatthereisnormalex-
crement,andthereisputrefied,pus-filledexcrementduetodisease,asexpressedinsymbol#6.It
usesthepussymbol, ,todenotethediseasedexcrement,i.e.diarrhea.Thesymbol, ,usedin
#6relatestoabinding,somethingboundlikeabookthatcanbeloosenedorunbound.Thus,theKe-
meticideaisgiventhatdiarrheaisaformofnegative(diseased)excrementwhereinthereislossof
control (loss of binding) of the bowels.
Whatisitthatcausesthediseaseinthedigestivesystemandwhataretheconsequences?Also,what
canbedonetorelievetheproblemandrestorehealth?Therearetwomaintextsonmedicalscience