A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.513.4

v1.c23.513.4

the medicated ghees mentioned in the chapter on the treatment of udara 525 and the ajita ghee mentioned in the Kalpa(sthāna)526 cure (irregular) fevers (39.264); a fever arising from possession by malevolent beings should be treated with bandha,527 āveśana528 and worship, as taught in the chapters on bhūtavidyā;529 a fever of mental origin requires mental treatment (39.265);530 the treatment of fever due to fatigue and wasting (39.266ab), curses and magic (39.266cd),531 portents (utpāta) and bad influences of planets (grahapīḍana) (39.267ab); the treatment of fever resulting from a traumatic injury (39.267cd–268ab),532 the inhalation of the smell of herbs, or the ingestion of poisonous substances (39.268cd–269); the diet beneficial to patients with an irregular fever (39.270ab); these patients should also pay homage to brāhmaṇas, cows, Īśāna533 and Ambikā534 (39.270cd);535 external measures to be employed against the feeling of coldness in patients with fever (39.271–281);536 internal and external treatment when a burning sensation is the predominant symptom (39.282–294ab);537 pitta should be eliminated first in fevers caused by concerted action of the doṣas (39.294cd–295ab); the general treatment of complications of fever (39.295cd–296ab); the specific treatment of particular complications (39.296cd–305);