A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s16.t3.78

v3.c43.s16.t3.78

The above list of contents shows that Cāmuṇḍa arranged his treatise very systematically. This also emerges from his descriptions of treatment. The therapy of the fevers caused by one doṣa forms a fine example of his method: details about the drinking of water are given first, followed by prescriptions regarded as pācana, śamana and śodhana, while rasayogas appear at the end. The verses on therapy of each chapter are divided into two groups, those comprising the usual āyurvedic preparations and those containing rasayogas. The recipes of the former group are partly simple, partly complicated, and sometimes provided with names, while those of the latter are usually provided with names.¹⁵⁸ The materia medica is almost devoid of conspicuous features. Religious elements, mantras included, are not infrequent in Cāmuṇḍa’s therapy.¹⁵⁹