Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c11.31

c11.31

§ 46. Treatment of Abortion :— The treatment of abortion, setting aside the *garbhasthāpana* already mentioned in § 40, varies according to the symptoms and the month of pregnancy. Su 3.10.58 ff. prescribes for every single month of pregnancy from the first to the tenth, particular roots and herbs which should be given to the woman with milk and butter in order to feed the foetus and to appease the pains of the woman. Cf. Car 4.8.27 ff. According to Su 3.10.57 cold baths etc. are to be given if the foetus threatens to come out by reasons previously mentioned and if there is pain in the genitals, hips, ridges and bladder, and if there is bleeding. If the foetus is moving repentedly, the woman should be given to drink milk prepared with lotus-fibres and other (plants) in order to hold the foetus fast. If the foetus is coming out and has left its place while at the same time there is heat, pain in the sides and the back, bleeding, constipation and unrest in the womb, oily and cold remedies should be applied.