A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.100

v1.c24.100

The subjects dealt with are: the degrees of curability of raktapitta (2.1–3ab);40 indications for either laṅghana or bṛṃhaṇa measures, followed by either śodhana or śamana (2.3cd–7);41 in cases of upwards moving raktapitta, a tarpaṇa should be prescribed, in downwards moving raktapitta a peyā (2.8ab);42 indications and contra-indications for stopping the bleeding (2.8cd–9ab);43 purgatives (2.9cd–11);44 emetics (2.12–13a);45 after purification (with purgatives or emetics), a mantha or peyā should be prescribed (2.13b–d);46 recipes for manthas and peyās (2.14–18);47 recipes for a yavāgū and a broth (māṃsarasa) (2.19–20);48 grains, pulses and vegetables to be recommended (2.21);49 drinks (2.22);50 meat preparations (2.23–24ab);51 anything that may give rise to raktapitta should be avoided (2.24cd);52 recipes, mostly consisting of various types of kaṣāya (2.25–35ab);53 medicated milk preparations (2. 35cd–40ab);54 the treatments recommended in raktātīsāra and bleeding haemorrhoids may also be adopted (2.40cd);55 after using medicated milk preparations, the patient should drink milk (2.41ab);56 the treatment with kaṣāyas should be followed by the administration of medicated ghees (2.41cd);57 the recipes of vṛṣaghṛta (2.42–44ab),58 palāśaghṛta,59 and trāyamāṇāghṛta 60 (2.44cd–45ab);61 four electuaries containing a caustic (4.45cd–46);62 bleeding from the ano-rectal region requires treatment with enemas (2.47ab);63 errhines to be used in nose bleeds (2.47cd–49ab);64 applications on the skin (pradeha, abhyaṅga, etc.) (2.49cd);65 the therapeutic measures against fever by pitta and against kṣatakṣīṇa are also beneficial in cases of raktapitta (2.50).66