A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.94

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Chapter fourteen, on arśas (haemorrhoids),³⁶⁹ begins again with Agniveśa’s questioning Punarvasu and the topics to be discussed: the aetiology (prakopahetu), shapes (saṃsthāna), location (sthāna), signs (liṅga), treatment, and degrees of curability of haemorrhoids (14.3–4).