Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c10.30

c10.30

The simplest and most natural classification is that which is based on the place of the disease in the body (*rogamārga*) : 1. The external diseases (*bāhyaroga*) i. e. skin-diseases, haemorrhoids, tumours etc. 2. Diseases of inner organs, e.g. vomiting, diarrhoea, cough, fever and the like and 3. those of the middle organs, e. g. consumption, hemiplegia, headache etc. (Car 1.11.48 f.; AHr 1.12.44 ff.) Of the eight subjects of medicine (Su 1.1) the second is related to the diseases of ears, eyes and other parts above the clavicle, the third to the diseases of the whole body, like fever, diarrhoea, madness etc. Besides, the possession by demons, children's diseases and poisoning form part of this subject.