A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c16.16

v1.c16.16

Consequently, by far the larger part of the Carakasaṃhitā is devoted to internal medicine (kāyacikitsā). Surgical subjects, not altogether absent, are discussed in chapter twenty-five, subjects belonging to śālā kya in chapter twenty-six of the Cikitsāsthāna. Kaumārabhṛtya is dealt with in Śārīrasthāna 2–4, 6 and 8, bhūtavidyā in Nidānasthāna 9–10 and Cikitsāsthāna 9–10, agadatantra in chapter twenty-three of the Cikitsāsthāna, rasāyana in chapter one of the Cikitsāsthāna, vājīkaraṇa in chapter two of the Cikitsāsthāna.50