A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.63

v1.c13.63

Immature (apakva) gulma (5.40) and gulma in the stage of maturation (vidāha; 5.41–45) ¹⁵⁵ are described, followed by the stage in which it may evacuate its doṣas on its own accord (svayamapravṛtta; 5.46–48ab). Treatment of gulma by means of alkaline fluids (kṣāra; 5.56cd–58ab) and cauterization (dāha; 5.60cd–64ab), methods belonging to the domain of specialists, ¹⁵⁶ is discussed.