A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c9.7

v1.c9.7

The subjects dealt with are: the nidāna and saṃprāpti of raktapitta; the meaning of the term raktapitta (2.3–5);²⁶ the prodromes (2.6);²⁷ the complications (upadrava; 2.7);²⁸ the characteristics of the upwards (ūrdhvabhāga) and downwards (adhobhāga) moving types, and of the type following both pathways (2.8);²⁹ the first appearance of raktapitta in the wake of the destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (2.10);³⁰ the curability of the upwards moving type, palliability of the downwards moving type, incurability of the type moving along both pathways; characteristics of these types, and the possibilities of treatment (2.9 and 11–27).31