A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c10.7

v1.c10.7

The subjects of the last part of the chapter are: the prescription of hot water to patients suffering from fever (3.39–41);¹⁸ the treatment of diseases by means of measures which are contrary to their aetiology (nidānaviparīta) (3.42); the three types of depleting treatment (apatarpaṇa): laṅghana (reducing measures), laṅghanapācana (a combination of reducing and digestive measures) and doṣavasecana (the expulsion of doṣas), to be applied in patients with doṣas of little, moderate and great strength respectively (3.43–45).