A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s9.54

v3.c42.s9.54

The extant chapters of the Siddhisthāna 71 are called: (1) rājaputrīya (146–149; on the application of enemas in children); (2) trilakṣaṇa (149–152; on the right and wrong ways of administering pañcakarman); 72 (3) vamanavirecanīya (152–159; on emesis and purgation); 73 (4) naṣṭahkarmīya (159–161; on nasal therapy); 74 (5) kriyāsiddhi (162–163; rules for patients during treatment); 75 (6) bastikarmīya (164–165; on wrong ways of administering enemas); 76 (7) pañcakarmīya (165–168; on indications and contra-indications); 77 (8) maṅgalasiddhi (168–169; recipes for efficient enemas).