A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.162

v1.c13.162

Aśmarī (vesical calculi) is described as a disorder arising when vāta, reaching the bladder, desiccates semen (śukra), urine, pitta or kapha; its origin resembles that of gallstones (rocaṇā) in cattle (26.36);721 the various forms of this disease and their symptoms are discussed;722 vesical calculi may be disintegrated through the action of vāta, in which case the disorder is called śarkarā (gravel)723 (26.37–44); the treatment of mūtraḳrcchra brought about by vāta, pitta, kapha and the three doṣas is discussed (26.45–58),724 followed by the treatment of aśmarī725 and śarkarā (26.59–76);726 surgical extraction of a calculus should be resorted to in refractory cases (26.68);727 a type of mūtraḳrcchra arising from obstruction to (the flow of) semen is referred to (26.69: reto'bhighāṭaprabhava), as well as a type arising from blood (26.73–75).728