A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.538

v1.c23.538

The subjects dealt with are: the aetiology of hiccup, respiratory disorders (śvāsa), and cough (kāsa) (50.3–5);⁷⁴² the characteristics of hiccup and the derivation of its name (50.6);⁷⁴³ vāta, associated (anugata) with kapha, gives rise to five types of hiccup: annajā, yamalā, kṣudrā, gambhīrā, and mahatī (50.7);⁷⁴⁴ the general prodromes (50.8);⁷⁴⁵ the aetiology and pathogenesis of annajā hiccup (50.9–10ab);⁷⁴⁶ yamalā hiccup appears in two successive bouts and with long intervals (50.10cd–11ab);⁷⁴⁷ the characteristics of kṣudrā (50.11cd–12ab),⁷⁴⁸ gambhīrā (50.12cd–13),⁷⁴⁹ and mahāhikkā (50.14);⁷⁵⁰ signs indicating incurability;⁷⁵¹ gambhīrā and mahāhikkā are also incurable and should not be accepted for treatment (50.15); general treatment measures (50.16ab);⁷⁵² errhines (50.16cd); beneficial drinks; emetics (50.17ab); three errhines (50.17cd–18ab); fumigations;⁷⁵³ sudation⁷⁵⁴ (50.18cd–19ab); six electuaries (50.19cd–21ab); beneficial dietary items (50.21cd); medicated milk preparations (50.22ab); medicated urine preparations which relieve hiccup when smelled (50.