A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.199

v1.c13.199

Twenty types are distinguished. 824 The symptoms of four varieties of mutual covering (anyonyāvaraṇa) are described, together with their treatment: vyāna covered by prāṇa, prāṇa covered by vyāna, samāna covered by prāṇa, prāṇa covered by samāna (28.199–206ab), followed by a series of eight varieties: udāna covered by prāṇa, prāṇa covered by udāna, apāna covered by prāṇa, prāṇa covered by apāna, apāna covered by vyāna, vyāna covered by apāna, vyāna covered by samāna, and vyāna covered by udāna (28.206cd–217ab); the other varieties can be diagnosed and treated by taking into consideration the seats and functional changes of the kinds of vāta involved (28.217cd–219ab). Some general principles concerning the treatment of this type of disorders are expounded (28.219cd–221ab).