A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.87

v1.c11.87

The care for the child immediately after birth is described (8.42–43);267 the cutting of the umbilical cord (nāḍīkalpana);268 the treatment when it becomes inflamed; the disorders resulting from improper handling of the cord: āyāmottuṇḍikā (lengthwise swelling), vyāyāmottuṇḍitā (breadthwise swelling), piṇḍalikā (a circular swelling), vināmikā (swelling of the periphery and depression of the centre), and vijṛmbhikā (a gradual increase in size);269 the treatment of these disorders (8.42–45).270