A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.46
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.46
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Chapter eighteen describes apasmāra (epilepsy) and its treatment. The verses on its pathogenesis (samprāpti), not very clear, ascribe it to the actions of a series of excited doṣas, namely vāta, pitta, udāna, and prāṇa (18.1–5). Types are not distinguished.²⁹⁶