A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s2.3
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s2.3
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v3.c44.s2.3
Chapter one (ṣoḍaśavandyāpratikāra) deals with two series of eight disorders of fertility in women and their treatment. The first series consists of four types of infertility caused by the doṣas (pitta, vāta, kapha, saṃnipāta),³⁰³ two by grahas,³⁰⁴ one type by the wrath of the gods, and one by magic.³⁰⁵ The second series describes eight types of infertile women, called tripakṣā, subhratī, sadbhā, trimukhī, vyāghriṇī, vakrī, kamalinī, and vyaktinī.