A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.96

v1.c23.96

The subjects of the second part are: bandaging materials (vraṇabandhanadravya) (18.16); 194 the fourteen types of bandage: 195 kośa, 196 dāman, 197 svastika, 198 anuvelita, 199 pratolī or mutolī, 200 maṇḍala, 201 sthagikā, 202 yamaka, 203 khaṭvā, 204 cīna, 205 vibandha, 206 vitāna, 207 gophaṇā, 208 and pañcāṅgī 209 (18.17); 210 the places of the body where to apply these bandages (18.18); technical rules (18.19–21); 211 three kinds of bandages: tight (gāḍha), even (sama) and loose (śithila), their characteristics and indications (18.22–25); the frequency of changing the dressing (18.26); the bad effects of improper bandaging, the advantages of correct bandaging, the disadvantages of not applying a bandage (18.27–31); contra-indications for applying a bandage (18.32–34); the site of the sore, the doṣa(s) involved, (the nature of) the sore and the season as the chief elements to be taken into consideration when selecting the proper bandage (18.35); the three types of making a knot (yantraṇā): above, laterally of, and below (the sore) (18.36). The chapter ends with a series of verses that give a summary of its contents (18.37–45). 212