A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.837

v1.c25.837

The chapter proceeds with: the five types of kaṣāya: niryāsa,⁹⁵ kalka, niryūha,⁹⁶ śīta, and phāṇṭa; their strength decreases in the mentioned order (8.9);⁹⁷ the characteristics of these preparations (8.10);⁹⁸ the way a kvātha should be prepared (8.11); the preparation of drugs containing milk or another fluid (8.12); the preparation of a śīta and a phāṇṭa (8.13); the preparation of a drug requires that the strength of the disease and of the patient, as well as the tastes, vīrya, etc., of the ingredients, should be taken into consideration (8.14).⁹⁹