A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.331

v2.c30.331

153 Gulma caused by blood as an element of the body occurs in males too (see Cakra ad Ca. Ni. 3.13–14). Corruption and excitement of blood is often an important feature of gulma (5.27–28, 36–37), which may, unless prevented by bloodletting (5.32 and 36–37), lead to inflammation (vidāha; 5.39 and 42–45), to be treated by means of surgery (śastra: 5.39 and 44).