A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.183

v1.c24.183

The subjects dealt with are: the treatment of all types of (abhi)syanda in their prodromal stage (16.1); a recipe against all types of abhiṣyanda (16.2–3ab);³⁹⁷ prescriptions against the various types of abhiṣyanda (16.3cd–5ab); prescriptions against abhiṣyanda in general (16.5cd–9); prescriptions against abhiṣyanda due to vāta (16.10–12),³⁹⁸ pitta and blood (16.13–16),³⁹⁹ kapha (16.17a–c), and all three doṣas (16.17cd); bloodletting, along with preparatory measures, dependent on the doṣa involved; after-treatment (16.18–19ab);⁴⁰⁰ a paste to be applied to head and face (16.19cd–20ab); the treatments described with respect to timira should be considered too (16.20cd); in all cases of (adhi)mantha, etc., cauterization above the eyebrows is recommended (16.21); the recipes of three vartis, to be employed in eye diseases due to vāta, pitta and blood, and kapha respectively (16.22–24); the formula of pāśupatayoga, effective against all diseases that have their origin in abhiṣyanda (16.25–27);⁴⁰¹ the treatment of śuṣkākṣipāka (16.28–31ab),⁴⁰² saśopha and alpaśopha (16.31cd–43);⁴⁰³ amloṣita should be managed like abhiṣyanda due to pitta (16.44ab);⁴⁰⁴ the eighteen diseases called pilla, which persist for a long time, consist of: the utkliṣṭas, which are caused by kapha, pitta, blood, and a combination of doṣas (nicaya),⁴⁰⁵ kukūṇaka, pakṣmoparodha, śuṣkākṣipāka, pūyālasa, bisa(vartman), pothakī, amloṣita, alpa(śopha), and the various types of (abhi)syanda and (adhi)mantha, those by vāta excepted (16.44cd–46ab);⁴⁰⁶ the treatment of each of these diseases has already been discussed, but their general treatment, once they have developed into pilla, will be the next subject (16.46cd–47ab); recipes against forms of pilla and loss of the eyelashes (16.47cd–59); pūyālasa, if not cured in this way, should be cauterized with a very thin śalākā (16.60ab); the ninety-four eye diseases have been dealt with now, with regard to their aetiology, symptomatology and treatment (16.60cd–61ab); rules concerning diet and behaviour which help to protect the eyes against diseases (16.61cd–65); the two broad-based sirās which go from the middle of the feet to the eyes carry medicinal preparations, applied to the feet, to the eyes (16.66); corruption of these sirās results in corruption of the eyes; one should therefore always consider what is beneficial to the eyes, wear shoes, practise inunction of the feet, keep them clean, etc. (16.67).