A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.65

v1.c24.65

The subjects dealt with are: the characteristics of pure (śuddha) blood (27.1–2ab);³⁸¹ usually, blood gets corrupted by pitta and kapha; the disorders arising from corrupted blood (27.2cd–5ab);³⁸² phlebotomy is the appropriate treatment in these disorders (27.5cd); contra-indications for phlebotomy (27.6–9ab);³⁸³ the sites for phlebotomy in various diseases (27.9cd–18ab);³⁸⁴ the procedure to be followed for phlebotomy, dependent on the site where a vein should be cut (27.18cd–32);³⁸⁵ the depth of the incision and the instruments to be employed (27.33);³⁸⁶ the flow of blood when the cut is adequate, inadequate or too large (27.34–35ab);³⁸⁷ causes for the non-flowing of blood (27.35cd–36ab);³⁸⁸ the treatment of this condition (27.36cd–37);³⁸⁹ the corrupted blood flows out first (27.38ab);³⁹⁰ the signs of successful phlebotomy (27.38cd);³⁹¹ the treatment of patients who faint during bleeding (27.39);³⁹² the characteristics of blood corrupted by vāta, pitta, kapha, a combination of two doṣas and all three doṣas (27.40–41);³⁹³ the maximum amount of blood to be let;³⁹⁴ the bad effects of excessive bleeding³⁹⁵ and their treatment (27.42–43ab); the treatment of the site of bleeding (27.43cd–44ab); when to repeat the bleeding procedure (27.44cd–45ab);³⁹⁶ a small residue of corrupted blood may be allowed to remain; excessive letting should always be avoided (27.45cd–46ab);³⁹⁷ methods to remove small amounts of corrupted blood (27.46cd–47); haemostasis (27.48–50);³⁹⁸ after-treatment (27.51–52);³⁹⁹ the characteristics of persons with purified blood (27.53).⁴⁰⁰