Signs / Rashis and body parts in Medical Astrology
"He who does not understand astrology is not a doctor but a fool."
- Hippocrates (460BC - 380 BC), Father of Medicine.
The signs of the zodiac were believed to preside over the parts of the body, covering the body from head (Aries) to toe (Pisces), as follows:
Aries - The crown of head-the scalp, masculine, firey, movable, head, face, brain, eyes
Taurus - Signifies face, neck, earthy, feminine, fixed. throat, neck, thyroid gland, vocal tract
Gemini - Chest, common sign, airy, bisexual. rms, lungs, shoulders, hands, nervous system, brain
Cancer - Heart, movable, feminine, watery.chest, breasts, stomach, alimentary canal
Leo - Stomach, abdominal organs, fixed, fiery, juices. H eart, chest, spine, spinal column, upper back
Virgo - Hips, common sign, feminine. digestive system, intestines, spleen, nervous system
Libra - Naval region, umbilicus, airy, movable, masculine. kidneys, skin, lumbar region, buttocks
Scorpio - Genital organs, femine, watery, fixed. eproductive system, sexual organs, bowels, excretory system
Sagittarius - Thighs, common sign, fiery, masculine. hips, thighs, liver, sciatic nerve
Capricorn - Knees, feminine, earthy, movable. nees, joints, skeletal system
Aquarius - Calves of the feet, fixed, windy, masculine. a nkles, calves, circulatory system
Pisces - Feet, common sign, feminine, watery. feet, toes, lymphatic system, adipose tissue
Aries - The crown of head-the scalp, masculine, firey, movable, head, face, brain, eyes
Taurus - Signifies face, neck, earthy, feminine, fixed. throat, neck, thyroid gland, vocal tract
Gemini - Chest, common sign, airy, bisexual. rms, lungs, shoulders, hands, nervous system, brain
Cancer - Heart, movable, feminine, watery.chest, breasts, stomach, alimentary canal
Leo - Stomach, abdominal organs, fixed, fiery, juices. H eart, chest, spine, spinal column, upper back
Virgo - Hips, common sign, feminine. digestive system, intestines, spleen, nervous system
Libra - Naval region, umbilicus, airy, movable, masculine. kidneys, skin, lumbar region, buttocks
Scorpio - Genital organs, femine, watery, fixed. eproductive system, sexual organs, bowels, excretory system
Sagittarius - Thighs, common sign, fiery, masculine. hips, thighs, liver, sciatic nerve
Capricorn - Knees, feminine, earthy, movable. nees, joints, skeletal system
Aquarius - Calves of the feet, fixed, windy, masculine. a nkles, calves, circulatory system
Pisces - Feet, common sign, feminine, watery. feet, toes, lymphatic system, adipose tissue