A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.49

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by one doṣa, a combination of two doṣas, the three doṣas, and poison (19.1–2);²⁹⁷ descriptions of these types are absent. Intense emotions are recognized as factors contributing to the appearance of mental disorders (19.3–6).²⁹⁸ Possession is not referred to at all in this short chapter, exclusively devoted to insanity brought about by natural causes.²⁹⁹ The therapy of unmāda is said to be the same as that of apasmāra; the chapter on bhūtavidyā (III.55) is referred to for specific treatments (19.7).