A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s2.6

v3.c44.s2.6

The subjects of chapter twelve (jvaraharaṇopāyakathana) are: recipes which promote lactation in nursing mothers, the wet-nurse, measures which purify the milk, the treatment of some disorders especially occurring in infants (inflammation of navel, anal region, and mouth), and the therapy of fevers in children. Chapter thirteen (śītalācikitsākathana) is about the treatment of a long series of children's diseases ending with śītalā.³¹⁹ Chapter fourteen (nānāprayogakathana) deals with diseases of eyes, nose, head, and mouth, and ends with verses about antidotes and rasāyana. The order of the diseases mentioned in chapters thirteen and fourteen partially agrees with the Mādhavanidāna but makes a rather chaotic impression.