A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.57

v1.c13.57

The upwards moving type is curable, the downwards moving type palliable, the type moving both upwards and downwards incurable (4.15–16). ¹³⁹ The type moving through all the holes ¹⁴⁰ and the pores of the hairs (romakūpa) leads to certain death (4.17). Other conditions making raktapitta incurable are mentioned (4.18–20). ¹⁴¹ Conditions making it palliable (4.21) or curable (4.22) are enumerated next.