A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.8

v1.c24.8

The subjects deal with are: the time to get up (2.1ab); urination and defecation (2.1cd); teeth-cleaning (dantapavana) (2.2–3);²⁶ disorders which make teeth-cleaning contra-indicated (2.4);²⁷ the application of a collyrium (sauvīrāñjana) (2.5–6ab), followed by an errhine (nāvana), a mouth wash (gaṇḍūṣa), the inhalation of a medicinal smoke (dhūma), and the chewing of betel (tāmbūla) (2.6cd);²⁸ contra-indications for betel-chewing (2.7);²⁹ massage with oil (abhyaṅga) (2.8–9ab);³⁰ contra-indications for massage (2.9cd); physical exercise (vyāyāma) (2.10);³¹ contra-indications for physical exercise (2.11ab); special rules (2.11cd–12ab); massage (mardana) after physical exercise (2.12cd); disorders arising from excessive physical exercise (2.13); udvartana (2.15);³² bathing (snāna) (2.16–17);³³ contra-indications for bathing (2.18); rules for good conduct (ācāra) (2.19–48).