A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s44.t1: Contents
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s44.t1
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Chapter one (eighty-one verses) begins with a maṅgala in praise of Kṛṣṇa, and deals, after an introduction and some verses on general subjects, with the treatment of fevers (14–81). Chapters two to four are about the treatment of other diseases. Chapter five describes a number of rasayogas against various disorders and for vājīkaraṇa purposes.
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The order of the diseases disagrees with the scheme of the *Mādhavanidāna*. Chapter two is concerned with atisāra, grahaṇī, arśas, agnimāndya, gulma-plīhan, udara, kṛmi, śūla, hṛdroga, udāvarta, vṛddhi, vidradhi, and ślīpada. The subjects of chapter three are kāsa, śvāsa, hikkā, svarabheda, raktapitta, kṣaya, pāṇḍuroga, śotha, vātaroga, vātarakta, ūrustambha, āmavāta, prameha, somaroga, sthaulya-kārśya, mūtraṛcchra, mūtrāghāta, and aśmarī. Chapter four describes the treatment of arocaka, chardi, tṛṣṇā, mūrchā, madātyaya, dāha, amlapitta, unmāda, apasmāra, kuṣṭha, śītapitta, visphoṭa, masūrī, vraṇa, viṣa, bhagandara, upadaṃśa, galagaṇḍa, pādaroga, nakharoga, oṣṭharoga, kṣudraroga, nāsāroga, mukharoga, karṇaroga, netraroga, śiroroga, pradara, puṣparodha, garbhiṇīroga, garbhacalana, mūḍhagarbha, sūtikāroga, and bālaroga.
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The materia medica presents no noteworthy features.
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Paying homage to Kṛṣṇa is recommended a number of times (2.16 and 30; 3.17) as a therapeutical measure.
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The only authority referred to is Caraka (2.4).