A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s3.100

v1.c26.s3.100

The doṣopakramaṇīya chapter (Sū.21) discusses the views of a series of authorities on the order in which increased doṣas have to be controlled. The section referring to these very diverse opinions, absent from the Hṛdaya, mentions two authorities by name, Parāśara and Suśruta. The latter teaches that there is no rule valid for all diseases. He prescribes that in fever and diarrhoea pitta should be subdued first, kapha next, and vāta last (Sū.21.22),³⁵⁴ for reasons given in the next three stanzas.