A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.66

v1.c13.66

It deals with the following subjects: the aetiology of prameha (6.4); 171 its saṃprāpti (6.5–6); 172 the curability of kaphaja prameha due to the similarity (samakriyatva) of the elements in its management; 173 the palliability of pittaja prameha on account of the dissimilarity (viṣamakriyatva) of these elements; the incurability of vātaja prameha due to the severity (mahātyayikatva) of its nature (6.7); the three doṣas and ten dūṣyas responsible for the appearance of prameha (6.8); 174 the ten varieties of kaphaja prameha, six varieties of pittaja prameha, and four varieties of vātaja prameha (6.9–11); 175 the characteristics of the varieties of prameha relating to the colour, taste, smell and tactile properties of the urine (6.12); the prodromes of prameha (6.13–14); 176 general principles of the treatment of prameha 177 (6.15–26); 178 recipes to be used in the treatment of kaphaja (6.27–29), pittaja (6.30–32), 179 vātaja (6.33–34), kapha- and pittaja prameha (6.35–39); various recipes and remedial measures (6.40–51); 180 the nature of vātolbaṇaprameha and its treatment (6.52); 181 the avoidance of causative factors during the treatment of prameha (6.53); the differential diagnosis of prameha and raktapitta (6.54); differential diagnosis when the urine is sweet, mucilaginous and resembling honey (6.55); special rules concerning the prognosis of prameha (6.56); incurability of prameha already present at birth, and of madhumeha inherited from one of the parents; the incurability of hereditary (kulaja) diseases in general (6.57); the seven types of piḍakā appearing in patients suffering from prameha, 182 which are to be treated by surgeons (śalyavidah) (6.58).