A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.658

v1.c25.658

The subjects are: the twenty types of prameha; ten types are due to kapha: udaka-, ikṣu-, sāndra-, surā-, piṣṭa-, śukra-, sikatā-, śīta-, śanair-, and lālāprameha; six are due to pitta: kṣāra-, kāla-, nīla-, hāridra-, māñjiṣṭha-, and śoṇitameha; four are due to vāta: vasā-, majja-, hasti-, and madhumeha (10.2);⁸⁰ the pathogenesis of prameha, described in a more detailed way than in the Hṛdaya (10.3-4);⁸¹ the degrees of curability of the three groups of prameha and the reasons for these differences (10.5);⁸² the general symptoms of prameha; the distinctions arise from the specific characteristics of doṣa(s) involved and dūṣya(s) affected (10.6);⁸³ the prodromes (10.7);⁸⁴ the characteristic features of udakameha, ikṣumeha, sāndrameha, surāmeha, piṣṭameha, śukrameha, sikatāmeha, śītameha, śanairmeha, lālāmeha, kṣārameha, kālameha, nīlameha, hāridrameha, māñjiṣṭhāmeha, śoṇitameha, vasāmeha, majjameha, and hastimeha (10.8);⁸⁵ the pathogenesis of madhumeha; the two types of this disorder, distinguished by some authorities;⁸⁶ when neglected, all types of prameha develop into madhumeha;