A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.46

v1.c13.46

The symptoms of fevers seated in the elements of the body are described (3.76–83), 110 followed by those caused by two doṣas (3.84–89c). 111 Twelve varieties of saṃnipāta fever are described, distinguished according to the degree to which each of the three doṣas is excited (3.89d–102), 112 followed by a thirteenth variety in which all three doṣas are excited to an equal degree (3.103–109ab). 113 A saṃnipāta fever is incurable when all its symptoms have developed; when otherwise, it is curable with difficulty (3.109cd–110ab). 114