A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.373

v1.c23.373

It deals with the following subjects: the diseases of the earlobes (pālyāmaya) may, as already stated, be treated by means of bloodletting; these diseases, five in number, are: paripoṭa, utpāta, unmantha, duḷkhavardhana, and parilehin (25.3–4ab); the causes of these diseases and their characteristics (25.4cd–11); the sequelae of neglecting these diseases (25.12); general treatment (25.13); the specific treatment of each of these diseases (25.14–23); the preparation of a medicated oil making the earlobes healthy, soft, smooth, and capable of bearing ornaments (25.24–28ab); the preparation of nīlitaila, an oil arresting premature greying of the hair (palita)²³⁷ (25.28cd–31); the preparation of sairīyakāditaila, which makes the hair thick, curly and black, which promotes the growth of new hair in cases of baldness (khalati), and prevents the premature onset of the signs of old age, such as wrinkles of the face (25.32–37); the preparation of lā-kṣādighṛta, which cures vyaṅga, nīlikā and visphoṭakas of the face, removes wrinkles, gives beauty to the face, etc.; it should be prescribed to kings and ladies (25.38–42); a recipe for an ointment (lepa) imparting a beautiful complexion (aṅgarāga) (25.43).