A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.886

v1.c25.886

The subjects dealt with are: measures to be employed against afflictions by Skanda: pradehas, pariṣeka, abhyaṅga (6.2),¹⁰⁰ abhyaṅga (6.3),¹⁰¹ medicated ghees (6.4–5),¹⁰² fumigations (6.6),¹⁰³ roots of plants to be tied around the neck or on the head (6.7),¹⁰⁴ a bali offering (6.8),¹⁰⁵ accompanied by a mantra (6.9–11),¹⁰⁶ worship of the fire and a ritual bath (6.12),¹⁰⁷ accompanied by a mantra (6.13–17);¹⁰⁸ measures against Viśākha: pradehas,¹⁰⁹ pariṣeka, abhyaṅga (6.18),¹¹⁰ medicated ghees (6.19),¹¹¹ fumigations and plants to be worn as charms (6.20),¹¹² a bali and a bath (6.21),¹¹³ accompanied by a mantra (6.22);¹¹⁴ measures against Naigameṣa: pradehas, pariṣeka, abhyaṅga (6.23),¹¹⁵ ghees, fumigation, plants to be worn as charms (6.24),¹¹⁶ a bali and a bath (6.25),¹¹⁷ accompanied by a mantra (6.26);¹¹⁸ measures against Śvagraha: pradehas, pariṣeka (6.27), abhyaṅga, ghees, fumigation (6.28), plants to be worn as charms (6.29), a bali and a bath (6.30), accompanied by a mantra (6.31); measures against Pitṛgraha: pradehas, abhyaṅga (6.32), pariṣeka, abhyaṅga (6.33), ghees (6.34), an errhine, a lepa (6.35), fumigation, plants to be worn as charms (6.36), a bali and a bath (6.37), accompanied by a mantra (6.38); measures against Śakunī: pradehas, abhyaṅga (6.39),¹¹⁹ pariṣeka, ¹²⁰ abhyaṅga (6.40), a cūrṇa against inflatnmation of the mouth, ¹²¹ ghees, ¹²² fumigations ¹²³ (6.41), plants to be worn as charms (6.42), ¹²⁴ a bali and a bath (6.43), ¹²⁵ accompanied by a mantra (6.44–45); ¹²⁶ measures against Pūtanā: pradehas, pariṣeka ¹²⁷ (6.46), abhyaṅga, ¹²⁸ ghees, ¹²⁹ fumigation, ¹³⁰ plants to be worn as charms (6.47), 131 a bali and a bath (6.48), 132 accompanied by a mantra (6.49–50); 133 measures against Śītapūtanā: pradehas, plants to be worn as charms, 134 pariṣeka 135 (6.51), abhyaṅga, 136 a ghee (6.52), another ghee, 137 fumigation (6.53), 138 a bali and a bath (6.54), 139 accompanied by a mantra (6.55); 140 measures against Andhapūtanā: pradehas, 141 pariṣeka, 142 abhyaṅga 143 (6.56), ghees (6.57), 144 fumigation (6.58), 145 plants to be worn as charms (6.59), 146 a bali and a bath (6.60), 147 accompanied by a mantra (6.61); 148 measures against Mukhamanḍitikā: lepas, pariṣeka, 149 abhyaṅga 150 (6.62), ghees (6.63), 151 fumigation 152 and other measures, substances to be worn as charms, 153 treatment of the child’s mother (6.64), a bali and a bath (6.65), 154 accompanied by a mantra (6.66); 155 measures against Revatī: a pradeha, 156 pariṣeka 157 (6.67), abhyaṅga, 158 a ghee, 159 fumigation, 160 a lepa (6.68), a bali and a bath (6.69), 161 accompanied by a mantra (6.70); 162 measures against Śuṣkarevatī: these are the same as those against Skanda, apart from the fumigation; massage, an oil for the eyes (6.71), a lepa, fumigation (6.72), a bali and a bath (6.73), accompanied by a mantra (6.74); accompanying disorders and complications should be managed with the measures against children’s diseases (6.75).