A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.364
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.364
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to note that a runny nose is unfortunate when it occurs alongside some other disturbances, particularly in the lungs. Cf. Ca.Ci.26.104–107ab. 232 See Ca.Ci.8.45 and 46. 233 See Ca.Ci.8.45 and 46 (vaisvarya, svaragada) and Ci.26.283–290. Cf. Su.U.53.4–6. 234 See Ca.Ci.8.45 and 46 (pārśvaruj, pārśvaśūla, śiroruj). 235 See Ca.Ci.8.45. 236 Śvāsa is one of the eleven symptoms (8.45); diarrhoea (varcogada) is mentioned among the eleven and the six symptoms (8.45 and 46). 237 See Ca.Ci.8.45 and 46. 238 Cakra remarks that this type is not mentioned at Ca.Sū.19.4, which lists in that version varieties caused by vāta, pitta, kapha, dveṣa and āyāsa; the usual reading of the editions is, however: vātapittakaphasamṇipātadveṣaḥ. Compare Ca.Ci.26.124–126: arocaka. See also P.V. Sharma (1994): 130. 239 Vomiting (chardana) of blood and phlegm is one of the eleven symptoms (Ca.Ci.8.45). 240 See on this term: F. Zimmermann (1989): 162, 164, 165. 241 See on the treatment of rājayakṣman: C.B. Dube, Y.K. Sharma and C.M. Kansal (1978). See on antitubercular drugs: A.L. Bhatia (1952); S.S. Bhatnagar et al. (1961); K.C. Gupta and I.C. Chopra (1953b), (1954); K.C. Gupta and R. Viswanathan (1955), (1956); M.R. Patel, R.A. Bellare and C.V. Deliwala (1966); G.S. Reddi, N.P. Shukla and K.V. Singh (1986); J.C. Suri (1951); R.N. Tandon, B.K. Khanna and R.P. Bajpai (1961); V.V. Upasani and B.R. Mardikar (1989); G.N. Vagh and V.V. Upasani (1989). 242 Cf. Bhela Ci.4.9cd–95. Compare Ca.Ci.8.53–86 and Su.U.41.55cd, 8.87–88 and Su.U.41.32cd–35, 8.89–110 and Su.U.41.55cd, 8.149–172 and Su.U.41.36–39, 8.179cd–189 and Su.U.41.58. 243 The flesh of jackal cubs should, for example, be served under the name of hare. Even earthworms are mentioned, to be served as the entrails of fish. 244 See on the uses of yavānī: P.V. Sharma (1996): 317–318. 245 See on tālīśadyacūrṇa: R.R. Desāī (1978): 470. See on the uses of tālīśa: P.V. Sharma (1996): 160. 246 The list ends with sacrifices (iṣṭi), prescribed in the Vedas. Compare the mahāśānti called saumyā, to be performed by a king afflicted by rājayakṣman (see R. Inden, 1985: 36–37). 247 See on this chapter: M.G. Weiss (1977). 248 Cf. Su.U.62.12. 249 Cf. Ca.Ni.7.4. 250 The prodromes are not mentioned; see on these Ca.Ni.7.6. Cakra remarks that some regard the signs enumerated at Ci.7.6 as general prodromes. 251 Cf. Ca.Ni.7.5; Su.U.62.13ab. 252 See: K.C. Dube (1978): identified as mania; M.G. Weiss (1977): 96–100. Cf. Ca.Ni.7.7; Su.U.62.8. 253 See: K.C. Dube (1978): identified as schizophrenia of the catatonic type; M.G. Weiss (1977): 100–105. Cf. Ca.Ni.7.7; Su.U.62.9. 254 See: K.C. Dube (1978): identified as schizophrenia simplex; M.G. Weiss (1977): 106–111. Cf. Ca.Ni.7.7; Su.U.62.10. Kapha causes unmāda only when accompanied by ūṣman (heat); R.K. Sharma and Bhagwan Dash, as well as P.V. Sharma, interpret ūṣman as pitta; Cakra remarks that it is either ūṣman (usually the same as or related to pitta) or a word denoting the vīrya or śakti (power) of kapha.
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- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Bheḷasaṃhitā — Bheḷa, Sanskrit