A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.593

v1.c25.593

Cauterization (agnikarman) is declared to be even more efficient than the application of caustics.948 Tissues and bodily structures to be treated by this method are the skin, muscular tissue, sirās, snāyus, joints and bones.949 Diseases to be managed by a particular type of cauterization, tissues and bodily structures suitable to a particular type, and the instruments and substances to be employed in these types are enumerated950 (40.2).