A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.785

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Chapter twenty-three (vātavyādhicikitsita), corresponding to the chapter of the same title of the Hṛdaya (Ci.21), is partly in prose (23.1–2, 4–6, 8–23, 26–33), partly in verse (23.3, 7, 24–25, 34–89). The subjects dealt with are: the general treatment of vātavyādhi (23.2–5);291 measures to be employed when improvement fails to occur (23.6).292 A.s.Ci.23.7 = A.s.Ci.21.11cd–12ab. The chapter proceeds with: alternatives for weak patients (23.8);293 the treatments to be applied when vāta stays in the āmāśaya, umbilical region, the whole koṣṭha, the cardiac region (23.9),294 the ears, etc., the head (23.10),295 the skin, blood, or one of the other bodily elements (23.11);296 the treatment to be applied when vāta affects an unborn or young child (23.12),297 and when vāta stays in sirās, snāvas, or junctures (23.13);298 cases of apatānaka to be treated quickly (23.14);299 treatments for apatānaka (23.15–22);300 the treatment of antarāyāma and bahirāyāma (23.23).301