A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.480

v1.c23.480

Chapter twenty-three is devoted to the management of diseases of the nose. The subjects dealt with are: the treatment of apīnasa and pūtinasya 360 (23.3–5ab), nāsāpāka (23.5cd–6ab),³⁶¹ raktapitta and pūyarakta (23.6cd–7ab),³⁶² kṣavathu³⁶³ and bhraṃśathu (23.7cd–8ab), dīpta (23.8cd), nāsānāha³⁶⁴ (23.9), nāsāsrāva³⁶⁵ (23.10), and nāsāśoṣa (23.11);³⁶⁶ the remaining diseases of the nose³⁶⁷ should be treated as described for diseases of the nose in general (23.12).³⁶⁸