A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.87

v1.c13.87

It deals with the following subjects: the classification of the types of this disorder: caused by vāta, pitta and kapha, nija and anija (= āgantu), localized (ekāṅgaja) and generalized (sarvaja)297 (12.4);298 the aetiology of the nija and āgantu types (12.5–7ab);299 three varieties of the nija and āgantu types according to their seat: the whole body, half of it, or part of it (12.7cd) the samprāpti of śvayathu (12.8); śvayathu occurring in the upper (ūrdhvaga), lower (adhoga) and middle part (madhyaga) of the body, śvayathu of the whole body (sarvāṅgaga), and localized forms, called after the part affected (12.9); the prodromes (12.10ab); all varieties of śvayathu are caused by the three concerted doṣas, but they are designated after the predominant doṣa and treated accordingly (12.10cd); the symptoms of śvayathu in general (12.11); the symptoms of śvayathu with a predominance of vāta (12.12), pitta (12.13) and kapha (12.14);300 six fatal complications (12.15);301 signs indicating curability (12.16ab); the treatment of śvayathu302 (12.16cd–73). 303