A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.68

v1.c13.68

It begins with Ātreya's exposition of the subjects he is going to discuss in this chapter: the hetu (aetiology), dravya (i.e., doṣas and dūṣyas), 183 liṅga (symptomatology), āśraya (substrate) and praśamana (treatment) of the forms of kuṣṭha, disorders which in particular damage the skin as the seat of the tactile sense. 184