A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.661

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The main part of the section on gulma (11.35–42) is in prose. It deals with: the aetiology and pathogenesis of gulma, accompanied by śūla (10.35);92 the doṣas in gulma;93 the five seats of gulma: urinary bladder, umbilical region, the two sides of the chest, and the cardiac region;94 the prodromes95 (10.36); the symptoms of gulma due to vāta (10.37),96 pitta (10.38),97 kapha,98 two doṣas,99 and all three doṣas100 (10.39); the reasons for the fact that raktagulma occurs in women only (10.40); the aetiology of this disorder and its symptoms; vāta and pitta are mainly involved; the differences between raktagulma and pregnancy (10.41);101 the differences between gulma and vidradhi (10.42).102 A.s.Ni.11.43–47 = A.h.Ni.11.58–62.