A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.150

v1.c23.150

The subjects dealt with are: pralepas against swellings (śopha) due to the doṣas, blood and a trauma (37.3–7);³⁶⁷ some rules for the application of these pralepas (37.8); applications which are pācana (37.9), dāraṇa (making a swelling burst) (37.10),³⁶⁸ and prapīdana (having a squeezing effect) (37.11); prescriptions which are śodhana (purifying): kaṣāyas (decoctions) (37.12),³⁶⁹ vartis³⁷⁰ and kalkas (pastes) (37.13–15), a medicated ghee (37.16–17ab), a medicated oil (37.17cd–18), cūrṇas (powders) (37.19), and rasakriyās (inspissated juices) (37.20);371 dhūpana (fumigation) of a vraṇa (37.21); prescriptions which are ropaṇa (promoting the healing of sores): śṛtas (decoctions) and śītakaṣāyas (cold infusions) (37.22),372 vartis (37.23), kalkas (37.24), a medicated ghee (37.25) and oil (37.26),373 cūrṇas (37.27–28), rasakriyās (37.29); drugs used for the purpose of utsādana (the promotion of granulation) (37.30)374 and avasādana (the removal of an excess of granulation tissue) (37.31–32).375