A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.53

v1.c24.53

The subjects dealt with are: the importance of daily inhaling the smoke (dhūmapāna) of drugs (21.1);²⁸⁷ snigdha, madhya and tīkṣṇa dhūmapāna are indicated against (disorders by) vāta, vāta and kapha together, and kapha respectively (21.2ab);²⁸⁸ contra-indications (21.2cd–4ab);²⁸⁹ disorders arising from inhaling smoke at an improper time or in excess;²⁹⁰ the treatment of these disorders (21.4cd–5ab); the times at which mṛdu (= snigdha), madhyama and virecana (= tīkṣṇa) dhūmapāna are useful (21.5cd–7ab); 291 requirements for the smoking pipe (dhūmanetraka) (21.7cd–9ab); 292 the procedure for medicinal smoking (21.9cd–12a); 293 the drugs to be used for the three types of dhūmapāna (21.13b–18); 294 the preparation of the wick (varti) (21.19–21ab); 295 a special type of dhūmapāna for the treatment of cough (21.21cd–22ab); 296 the beneficial effects of medicinal smoking (21.22c–f). 297