A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.85

v3.c42.s15.85

Chapter twenty-five, on śopha (swelling, especially of inflammatory origin), does not present a clear classification. Types caused by one of more doṣas and by blood are mentioned, as well as types caused by kṣaya, kṣata (trauma), and other disorders; varieties affecting the upper, middle and lower part of the body, or the whole body, are referred to (25.1–10).³³⁰