A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.41

v1.c13.41

The causes of the eight types of fever are not discussed, being dealt with already in the Nidānasthāna (3.27cd). The prodromes, however, are enumerated again (3.28–29).92 Fever is located in the entire body, along with the mind;93 the periods of time and its strength have been discussed in the Nidānasthāna (3.30).94 The invariable sign of fever is general heat (saṃtāpa) of body and mind (3.31).