A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s29.145

v3.c43.s29.145

The group of children’s diseases (bālaroga) comprises twenty-two disorders, a larger number than found elsewhere; new members of this group are guḍapāka (inflammation of the anal region)¹⁰⁸⁶ and śayyāmūtra (enuresis nocturna).¹⁰⁸⁷ Four types of bālagraha were added by Śārṅgadhara to the usual number of eight, namely Skanda, 1088 Viśākha, 1089 Pitṛgraha and Śuṣkarevatī; the name of the demon (graha), usually called Skandāpasmāra, is Svagraha in the Śārṅgadharasaṃhitā. 1090