A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.72

v1.c13.72

The last part of the chapter is concerned with the disease called kilāsa, 216 which is related to kuṣṭha; it is usually brought about by the three doṣas; three varieties are distinguished: dāruṇa, aruṇa and śvitra, which are characterized by red, copper-coloured (aruṇa) and white spots respectively; these varieties have their seat in blood, muscular tissue and fatty tissue respectively; their degree of severity corresponds with the order in which they are mentioned; the curable and incurable types of śvitra are described; bad acts in this life and in previous existences, as well as the intake of incompatible foods, are said to cause kilāsa (7.173–177); 217 the treatment of śvitra 218 precedes its description (7.162–172). 219