A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.59

v1.c24.59

Its subjects are: the indications for tarpaṇa (saturating the eyes by bathing them in a fatty substance); the suitable periods of time for this treatment; the procedure to be followed; the choice of the fatty substance; the duration of the treatment (24.1–9);³²⁰ daily tarpaṇa is required in disorders by vāta, tarpaṇa on alternate days in disorders by pitta, with an interval of two days in disorders by kapha and in healthy persons, or until the eyes are fully saturated (24.10);³²¹ signs indicating proper, deficient and excessive treatment (24.11);³²² tarpaṇa should be followed by puṭapāka treatment (24.12–13ab);³²³ indications for the snehana, lekhana and prasādana types of puṭapāka (24.13cd–14ab);³²⁴ the materials to be employed in these three types (24.14cd–17ab);³²⁵ the preparation of a puṭapāka (24.17cd–19ab);³²⁶ the procedure for its application (24.19cd–20c);³²⁷ the signs of proper, deficient and excessive treatment are like those of tarpaṇa (24.20d);³²⁸ contra-indications (24.21ab); after-treatment following tarpaṇa and puṭapāka (24.21cd–22ab);³²⁹ the importance of strengthening the eyes (24.22c–f).