A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.218

v1.c24.218

The subjects dealt with are: the aetiology of twenty-three of these diseases, i.e., upadaṃśa, etc. (33.1–5a); 917 upadaṃśa is of five types: arising from one doṣa, blood, and the three doṣas collectively (33.5b–d); 918 the characteristics of upadaṃśa due to vāta (33.5d–6ab), 919 pitta (33.6cd), 920 kapha (33.7ab), 921 blood (33.7cd), 922 and all the doṣas (33.8); 923 upadaṃśa caused by blood is amenable to palliative treatment; the type arising from all three doṣas has a lethal course (33.9ab); 924 the excited doṣas, when located in the blood and flesh of the private parts, may generate, inside or outside the urinary channel (meḍhra), growths called māṃsakīlaka, associated with itching and a slimy and bloody discharge; they resemble mushrooms when they are present on the female genitals (yoni); when these haemorrhoid-like growths (arśas) are neglected, they destroy the potency in males and the menses in females (33.9cd–11ab); 925 the characteristics of the boils (piṭikā) called sarṣapikā, which arise from kapha and blood (33. 11cd–12ab), 926 those called avamantha, also arising from kapha and blood (33.12cd–13ab), 927 and those called kumbhīkā, arising from pitta and blood (33.13cd); 928 the boils called alajī are like those arising in prameha (33.14a); 929 the characteristics of those called uttamā, arising from pitta and blood (33.14bc), 930 and those called puṣkarikā (33.14d–15ab); 931 excessive rubbing (of the penis) with the hands results in saṃvyūdhapiṭikā (33.15cd); 932 irritation by clothing leads to mṛdita, which arises from vāta (33.16ab); 933 uneven, firm boils, called aṣṭhīlikā, also arise from vāta (33. 16cd); 934 the aetiology, pathogenesis and symptomatology of the disorder, affecting the prepuce (meḍhracarman), which is called nivṛtta (33.17–18); 935 two other disorders of the prepuce, called avapāṭikā (33.19ab) 936 and niruddhamani (33.19cd–20); 937 the disease of the penis called grathita (33.21ab); 938 the disease of the penis called sparśahāni, caused by blood, when this is corrupted by (the application of) śūkas (33. 21cd); 939 the characteristics of śataponaka, arising from vāta and blood; in this disease the penis is covered with boils having minute openings (33.22); 940 tvakpāka arises from pitta and blood, 941 māṃsapāka from all the doṣas (33.23); 942 the characteristics of asṛgarbuda of the penis (33.24); 943 the already described māṃsarbuda 944 and vidradhi arise from the three doṣas 945 (33.25ab); the characteristics of tilakālaka, also arising from the three doṣas (33.25cd–26ab); 946 four diseases, namely māṃsarbuda, (tvak)pā- ka, vidradhi and tilakālaka should not be accepted for treatment, but the other diseases should be treated quickly (33.26cd–27ab);947 the twenty disorders of the female genitals (yonivyāpad) arise from corrupted foods (33.27cd);948 the aetiology and symptomatology of yonivyāpad due to vāta (33.28–31ab);949 the aetiology, pathogenesis and symptomatology of the types called aticaraṇā (33.31cd),950 prākcaraṇā (33.32),951 udāvṛttā (33.33–34a),952 jātaghnī (33.34b–d),953 antarmukhī (33.35–36ab),954 sūcīmukhī (33.36cd–37ab),955 śuṣkā (33.37cd–38ab),956 vāminī (33.38cd–39ab),957 ṣaṇḍhā (33.39cd–40ab),958 mahāyoni (33.40cd–41),959 paittikī (due to pitta) (33.42–43c),960 raktayoni (33.43cd),961 ślaiṣmikī (due to kapha) (33.44–45a),962 lohitakṣayā (33.45),963 pariplutā (33.46–48ab),964 upaplutā (33.48cd–49a),965 viplutā (33.49b–d),966 karṇinī (33.50–51a),967 and sāmṇipātikī (due to all three doṣas) (33.51);968 these diseases of the female genitals lead to failure of conception, infertility, serious disorders like asṛgdara, haemorrhoids, gulma, etc., and to afflictions (ābādha) due to vāta, etc. (33.52–53).969