A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.195

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Curable with difficulty or incurable are, due to their deep-seatedness: luxation of joints (sandhicyuti),⁸⁰⁴ lockjaw (hanustambha), contractures (kuñcana),⁸⁰⁵ kyphoscoliosis (kubjatā),⁸⁰⁶ ardita, hemiplegia (pakṣaghāta),⁸⁰⁷ desiccation (saṃśoṣa)⁸⁰⁸ of parts of the body,⁸⁰⁹ paṅgutva,⁸¹⁰ khuḍavātatā,⁸¹¹ stambhana,⁸¹² adhyavāta,⁸¹³ and the diseases caused by vāta when lodged in bones or bone marrow. These diseases may be treated when of recent origin, free from complications, and occurring in strong patients (28.72cd–74).⁸¹⁴