A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.154

v3.c46.154

The subjects dealt with are: the jīvanāḍī (i.e., the radial artery), called thus by Nandi(n), 125 located in the forearm and connected with all parts of the body; this jīvanāḍī, when examined at the base of the thumb, reveals all types of disturbances of the doṣas (3–5); the correct way of examining the pulse in men and women at the wrist and at the ankle (6–10); the three pulses of the doṣas in relation to the three fingers of the examiner, their characteristics when the doṣas are in balance and when they are excited (11–14); qualities of the pulses of the normal and the excited doṣas (15–19); the pulse in a healthy person and in incurable diseases (20–23); the pulse in various disorders (24–38); the qualities of the pulse when the doṣas are staying in their respective seats, when increased, decreased, or disturbed in various ways (39–45); the pulse in various disorders (46–67); pulses indicating incurability or death within a specified period of time (68–90); characteristics of a dying person (91–93); the number of pulsations compatible with life (94); the pulse in a fever which has reached the innermost parts of the body (95); the duty of a physician to withhold treatment from a patient after recognizing the approach of death (96).