A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c24.92

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Chapter twelve (udaranidāna) deals with the following subjects: the aetiology of udara (enlargement of the abdomen) (12.1);266 the pathogenesis (12.2–3a);267 the eight types of udara: arising from each doṣa separately and all three doṣas, and the types called plīhodara, baddhodara, kṣatodara, and udakodara (12.3b–d);268 the general features of udara (12.4–5a);269 the prodromes (12.5b–8ab);270 the general symptomatology (12.8b–12ab);271 the symptoms of udara brought about by vāta (12.12cd–15),272 pitta (12.16–17),273 kapha (12.18–19),274 and all three doṣas (12.20–22ab);275 the aetiology, pathogenesis and symptomatology of plīhodara (enlargement of the spleen) (12.22cd–26);276 the determination of the main doṣa involved in plīhodara (12.27);277 yakṛdudara (enlargement of the liver) (12.28ab);278 the aetiology, pathogenesis and symptomatology of baddhodara (12.28cd–32ab),279 chidrodara (= kṣatodara), called parisrāvyudara by others (12.32cd–36ab),280 and dakodara (= udakodara, i.e., ascites) (12.36cd–40ab);281 neglect of all types of udara leads to the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, called udakajaṭhara (12.40cd–44ab);282 degrees of curability of udara (12.44cd–46).283