A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.484

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v1.c23.484

The subjects dealt with are: the eleven diseases of the head: those caused by vāta, pitta, kapha, all three doṣas, blood, kṣaya, and parasites (krimi), and the diseases called sūryāvarta, anantavāta, ardhāvabhedaka, and śaṅkhaka (25.3–4); the symptomatology of śiroroga due to vāta (25.5),³⁷⁹ pitta (25.6),³⁸⁰ kapha (25.7),³⁸¹ all three doṣas (25.8ab),³⁸² and blood (25.8cd); the aetiology and symptomatology of śiroroga caused by kṣaya (decrease) of fatty tissue (vasā) and balāsa (= kapha)³⁸³ (25.9–10ab); the symptoms of śiroroga caused by parasites (25.10cd–11ab);³⁸⁴ the symptoms of sūryāvarta,³⁸⁵ caused by all the doṣas together and very difficult to cure (25.11cd–13ab);³⁸⁶ the symptoms of anantavāta,³⁸⁷ caused by all three doṣas collectively (25.13cd–15ab);³⁸⁸ the symptoms of ardhāvabheda,³⁸⁹ caused by all three doṣas collectively (25.15cd–16ab);³⁹⁰ the symptoms of śaṅkhaka,³⁹¹ which is caused by vāta, pitta, kapha, and blood, and is incurable (25.16cd–18).³⁹²