A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.227

v1.c25.227

Remedial measures (auṣadha) are of two main categories: ūrjaskara (vitalizing) and rogaghna (counteracting diseases); 415 ūrjaskara is of two types: rasāyana and vājīkaraṇa, 416 as is rogaghna: rogapraśamana (alleviating a disease) and apunarbhavakara 417 (eradicating, thus preventing recurrence); the rogaghna type is dravya (material) or adravya (immaterial); 418 a material auṣadha is bhauma (inorganic), audbhida (of plant origin) or jaṅgama (of animal origin); 419 the inorganic substances, which will be discussed later, consist for the larger part of the series beginning with gold and ending with salts; 420 plants are of four kinds: vanaspati, vānaspatya, vīrudh and oṣadhi; 421 the characteristics of these groups are described; 422 substances of animal origin are all those deriving from animals, including honey, ghee, etc. 423 (12.2). Many items belonging to the immaterial remedial measures are listed. 424 These measures may be divided into three categories: daivavyapāśraya, yuktivyapāśraya and sattvāvajaya; 425 the items belonging to daivavyapāśraya 426 and yuktivyapāśraya 427 are enumerated; sattvāvajaya is defined. 428 Remedial measures can also be divided into apakarṣaṇa, 429 prakṛtivighāta, 430 and nidānatyāga 431 (12.3).