A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.129

v1.c13.129

Its subjects are: the five types of kāsa: three types caused by the doṣas, one caused by a trauma (kṣata); and one caused by wasting (kṣaya);⁴⁶⁸ they lead to wasting when they are progressive (18.3–4); the prodromes (18.5);⁴⁶⁹ the saṃprāpti (18.6–8);⁴⁷⁰ the causes of the specific characteristics (18.9); the aetiology and symptomatology of kāsa brought about by vāta (18.10–13),⁴⁷¹ pitta (18.14–16),⁴⁷² kapha (18.17–19),⁴⁷³ injury to the chest (uraḥkṣata) (18.20–23),⁴⁷⁴ and wasting (18.24–29a);⁴⁷⁵ kāsa due to wasting is fatal in wasted (kṣīṇa) patients, but curable in strong ones; kāsa of traumatic origin is palliable in strong patients; both types are sometimes curable if they are of recent origin and correctly treated; kāsa appearing in old age (jarākāsa) is palliable (18.29–30).⁴⁷⁶