A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.63

v1.c11.63

Six layers of skin (tvac) are distinguished:¹⁴⁰ udakadharā;¹⁴¹ asṛgdharā;¹⁴² the third layer, in which sidhma¹⁴³ and kilāsa¹⁴⁴ have their origin;¹⁴⁵ the fourth layer, from which dadru and kuṣṭha¹⁴⁶ originate;¹⁴⁷ the fifth layer, which is the seat of alajī and vidradhi;¹⁴⁸ the sixth layer, which, when cut, causes fainting,¹⁴⁹ is the seat of a type of blackish red boils (arūṃṣi)¹⁵⁰ (7.4).¹⁵¹