A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c15.1

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Chapter one, called kalpanāsiddhi (the successful application of therapeutic measures), begins with twelve questions of Agniveśa on the successful application of the fivefold treatment called pañcakarman (1.3–5)). Ātreya expounds, in answer to these questions, the general rules to be observed in pañcakarman.¹