A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.74

v1.c24.74

Chapter two (garbhavyāpad) deals with the following subjects: the general treatment of bleeding and pain during pregnancy (2.1–6ab);39 the treatment of bleeding during the first three months of pregnancy (2.6cd–9ab);40 the treatment of miscarriage (garbhapāta) (2.9cd–13);41 the characteristics of the disorders called upaviṣṭaka and nāgodara (2.14–16);42 the treatment of these disorders (2.17–18ab);43 the treatment of līnagarbha (2.18cd–21ab);44 the treatment of udāvarta during pregnancy (2.21cd–22ab);45 the signs indicating foetal death (2.22cd–24ab);46 the treatment of this condition by the administration of drugs, accompanied by mantras (2.24cd–26a); manual extraction of a dead foetus (2.26b–27c); correction of a malposition, followed by manual extraction (2.27d–28);47 the two types of malposition (mūḍhagarbha) which are called viṣkambha require surgical intervention and the use of sharp instruments (2.29–31ab); the description of surgical techniques for removal of a dead foetus (2.31cd–37);48 contra-indications, necessitating refusal of treatment (2.38); the management immediately after extraction of the foetus and removal of the placenta (2.39–40);49 after-treatment during a period up to four months after the intervention (2.41–46);50 the preparation of balātaila, dear to Dhanvantari, beneficial in puerperal disorders and many other diseases (2.47–52);51 caesarean section, to be resorted to when the child is still alive after the death of the mother during parturition (2.53);52 recipes against an imminent miscarriage during the first to tenth months of pregnancy;53 miscarriage should not be ascribed to the snatching away of the foetus by evil beings (bhūta) (2.61–62).