A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.612.9

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264 it has three muscles, which conduct seed and ārtava 265 (5.57); the muscles, diverse as to form, cover the joints, bones, sirās and snāvas (5.58); 266 the openings of the minutest branches of sirās and dhamanīs are 2,900.956 in number (5.59); 267 the hairs of head, beard and body are equal in number; 268 they are nourished by the openings mentioned, which also convey sweat outwards, while carrying to the interior of the body the active constituents (vīrya) of ointments, plasters, etc., digested within the skin, as well as tactile sensations (5.60); the number of structures called srotas is countless; the distribution, etc., of the sirās, will be discussed in another chapter; the firm and perceptible bodily structures have now been dealt with (5.61); excess fluids in the body are mixed with the faeces; similar processes occur with regard to urine, blood and other dhātus; 269 excess fluid present in the whole body may accumulate in the outer part of the skin; fluid present within the skin may accumulate in wounds and sores as lasīkā; fluid associated with the bodily heat may appear as sweat; all these substances consist of water (5.62); 270 the quantities of water, āhārasāra or rasa, blood, faeces, kapha, pitta, urine, vasā, medas, and bone marrow can be measured in añjalis; the quantity of bone marrow is one añjali; the quantities of the other constituents increase with one añjali in the reverse order;