A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.176.3

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the treatment of diseases of the supraclavicular region, in particular those of the dṛṣṭi, due to vāta and pitta (13.51–54ab); the treatment of supraclavicular diseases due to vāta and kapha (13.54cd–55); an añjana, and a pratyañjana352 to be administered subsequently, against timira (13.56–57); more prescriptions against timira caused by vāta (13.58–62);353 the treatment of timira due to pitta (13.63–67)354 and kapha (13.68–70ab);355 the vartis called vimalā and kokilā, which clear the dṛṣṭi from impurities (dṛgvaimalya) (13.70cd–71);356 a varti against timira and śukra (13.72–73ab); the treatment of timira due to blood (13.73cd–74)357 and to a combination of two or three doṣas (13.73cd–81ab);358 the treatment of kāca (13.81cd–83ab), nakulāndha (13.83cd), doṣāndha, also called niśāndha or rātryandha (13.84–90),359 dhūmara, amla-, pitta- and uṣṇavidāha360 (13.91–94ab);361 these conditions leading to a disorder of sight similar to that in timira (13.94cd–96ab);362 these conditions should be treated after ascertaining which doṣa is involved, (13.96cd); the treatment of persons whose eyesight has been damaged by looking at lightning, etc.363 (13.97);364 the importance of protecting one’s eyes (13.98); the things most suitable to protect them (13.99);365 things which, according to Nimi, should be avoided in order to protect one’s eyesight (13.100).