A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.153.3

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factors which impair the healing of a vraṇa: snāyukleda (softening of the cords),671 sirākleda (softening of vessels), gāmbhīrya (deep-seatedness), kṛmibhakṣaṇa (tissue destruction caused by maggots), asthibheda,672 saśalyatva (the presence of a corpus alienum), saviṣatva (the presence of toxic substances), sarpaṇa (the tendency to spread), nakhakāṣṭhaprabheda (injury by nails or a piece of wood), carmātighaṭṭana (excessive rubbing of the skin), lomātighaṭṭana (excessive rubbing of the body hair), mthyābandha (faulty bandaging), atisneha (over-oleation), atibhaiṣajyakarṣaṇa (emaciation due to over-medication), ajīrṇa (disorders of the digestive process), atibhukta (overeating), viruddhabhojana (consumption of incompatible foods), asātmyabhojana (consumption of unsuitable foods), śoka (grief), krodha (anger), divāsvapna (sleeping by day), vyāyāma (physical exercise), maithuna (sexual intercourse), and niṣkriyatva673 (25.31cd–34); degrees of curability (25.35–37);674 therapeutic measures to be applied first (25.38–39ab);