A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.34

v3.c43.s24.34

Chapters one to twelve describe: (1) the genealogy of the author's patron, 748 (2) anatomy (śārīra), (3) dinacaryā, (4) ṛtucaryā, (5) weights and measures (paribhāṣā), (6) the purification of the dhātus (dhātuśodhana), (7) times for administering medicines (bhaiṣajyakāladinirūpaṇa), (8) dreams (svapnalakṣaṇa), (9) the examination of the pulse (nāḍīparīkṣā), (10) a list of diseases (sarvarogagaṇana), and (12) the aetiology of the diseases (sarvaroganidāna). Chapters thirteen to fifty-nine deal with the diseases and their treatment, generally in agreement with Mādhava's order, but with the omission of chapters on apasmāra, hṛdroga, mūtrāghāta, aśmarī, udara, vṛddhi, vidradhi, śārīravraṇa, sadyovraṇa, bhagna, nāḍīvraṇa, upadaṃśa, śū-kadoṣa, amlapitta, and masūrikā. The last five chapters are about vājīkaraṇa, rasāyana, pañcakarman, dīpanapācanādi (technical terms for particular actions of medicines), and miscellaneous subjects (miśrakavarga). 749