A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.221

v1.c25.221

All disorders arising from saṃtarpaṇa are alleviated by apatarpaṇa, and the other way round.⁴⁰⁹ This principle of treatment by remedial measures opposed to the aetiological factors (nidānaviparīta) is to be observed in other diseases too, but when these diseases nevertheless persist, one should shift to a type of therapy that is opposed to the disease itself (vyādhiviparīta) or tadarthakārin; the after-treatment is described (11.26).⁴¹⁰