A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.45

v1.c24.45

The subjects are: the four types of sudation: tāpa (application of dry heat), upanāha (application of poultices), ūṣman (application of warm vapour) and drava (application of warm liquids) (17.1ab);218 descriptions of these four methods (17.1cd–11);219 specifications regarding the procedure to be followed (17.12–14);220 benefits of sudation;221 after-treatment (17.15);222 the bad effects of excessive sudation223 and their treatment with stambhana (checking) measures; more indications for stambhana (17.16–17);224 the properties of svedana and stambhana substances (17.18–19);225 the effects of stambhana (17.20ab);226 the bad effects of excessive stambhana (17.20cd–21ab);227 contra-indications (17.21cd–24)228 and indications (17.25–27);229 types of sudation without the use of fire (anāgneyasveda) (17.28);230 the results of sudation (17.29).231