A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c14.43

v1.c14.43

The next group of verses (12.51–86) is concerned with general rules relating to the treatment of patients with emetic and purgative measures. These evacuative measures are of three types: drastic (tīkṣṇa), of medium strength (madhya), and mild (mṛdu) (12.51–57). Diseases are of three types too: severe (tīkṣṇa), of medium strength (madhya), and mild (mṛdu), according to the number of symptoms present (12.58).