A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.49

v1.c8.49

The subjects are: the suitable quantities of light and heavy articles of food, which are dependent on the power of one’s digestion (agnibala) (5.3–13);⁹⁸ the application of collyria (añjana) (5.14–20ab);⁹⁹ smoking (dhūmapāna) as a daily routine¹⁰⁰ and for therapeutic purposes (5.20cd–56ab);¹⁰¹ the preparation of aṇutaila and its use as a snuff (5.56cd–71ab);¹⁰² teeth-cleaning (dantapavana; 5.71cd–74ab);¹⁰³ tongue-scraping (jihvānirlekhana; 5.74cd–76ab);¹⁰⁴ keeping fragrant substances in the mouth (5.76cd–77);¹⁰⁵ the use of gargles (gaṇḍūsa; 5.78–80);¹⁰⁶ rubbing the head with oil (mūrdhatailaniṣevaṇa; 5.81–83);¹⁰⁷ the use of eardrops (karṇatarpaṇa; 5.84);¹⁰⁸ massage of the body and the feet with oil (snehābhyaṅga; 5.85–92);¹⁰⁹ rubbing the body all over (śarīraparimārjana; 5.93); bathing (snāna; 5.94);¹¹⁰ wearing clean clothes (5.95); the uses of fragrant substances, garlands, gems and ornaments (5.96–97); 111 hygiene of feet and excretory orifices (5.98); 112 hair- and nail-cutting (5.99); 113 the use of footwear, 114 umbrella, 115 and stick (5.100–102). 116