A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.117

v1.c8.117

Chapter twenty-two, called laṅghana-bṛṃhaṇīya, gives an account of six basic forms of treatment (ṣaḍupakrama; 22.44), which consist of reducing (laṅghana), roborant (bṛṃhaṇa) and desiccating (rūkṣaṇa) measures, oleation (snehana), sudation (svedana), and checking (stambhana).447 The theory underpinning these treatments is discussed (22.9–17),448 the medicinal substances employed in them, their indications, the signs of their proper and improper application, etc. (22.18–43).449