A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s46.2

v3.c44.s46.2

The Siddhayogārṇava is a work in ten chapters (upadeśa).²⁸⁷ The treatise begins with the descent (avatāra) of āyurveda to earth, according to the story told in the Carakasaṃhitā. The titles of the ten chapters are: cikitsāṅga, nānāvidhajvaracikitsita, jvarātīsārādikikitsita, krimyādikikitsita, vātavyādhādikikitsita, amlapittādinivāraṇa, pradarādinivāraṇa, rasāyanādivijñāna, snehaprakriyādivijñāna, and rasādīśuddhyādivijñāna.²⁸⁸