A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.80

v1.c8.80

Thirteen types of sudation which require heating by fire 191 are described: saṃkara- (bolus sudation; 192 14.41), 193 prastara- (sudation on a layer of suitable material; 14.42), 194 nāḍī- (sudation by means of a tube; 14.43), 195 pariṣeka- (sudation by means of showers; 14.44), 196 avagāha(na) (sudation in a bath; 14.45), 197 jeṇṭāka- (sudation in a specially constructed room, resembling a sauna; 14.46), 198 aśmaghana- (sudation on a heated stone-slab; 14.47–50a), 199 karṣū- (sudation over a trench; 14.50b–51), kuṭī- (sudation in a cottage constructed for the purpose; 14.52–54), 200 bhū- (sudation of the same type as aśmaghana, but the patient lies on a heated layer of earth; 14.55), kumbhī- (sudation by means of a half-buried pitcher, filled with heated iron balls or stones; 14.56–58), kūpa- (sudation over a pit filled with heated dung; 14.59–60), and holākasveda (sudation over a dhītīkā, i.e., a heap of heated dung; 14.61–63). 201