A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.513.2

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the characteristics of an immature fever (āmajvara) (39.116cd–119ab);512 medicinal treatment may begin seven days after the onset of fever according to some authorities, whereas others hold the view that this period should cover ten days (39.119cd–120ab);513 exceptions to this rule (39.120cd–121ab); special directions for eliminative treatment in immature and mature fevers (39.121cd–125);514 the preliminary treatment (prākkarman) should successively consist of: emesis (vamana), an āsthāpana enema, purgation (virecana), and evacuation of the head (śirovirecana) (39.126); emesis is the most important measure in fevers caused by kapha, purgation in those caused by pitta, an enema in those caused by vāta, evacuation of the head when the head is full of phlegm (39. 127–129); treatments for special cases (39.130–132); the treatment of residual doṣas after eliminative measures (39.133–134ab); fasting is always to be recommended in strong patients (39.134cd); dietary rules for patients with various types of fever (39.135–156ab);515 things to be avoided by a patient with fever (39.156cd–159);516 rules for a patient who has just recovered from fever (39.160–162);517 the importance of bed rest during fever (39.163); indications for purificatory measures after subsidence of a fever (39.164); an emaciated patient with fever should never rashly be given a bath (39.165); all fevers should be treated with measures counteracting their causes (39.166);