A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.326

v3.c46.326

This work is a therapeutic treatise, divided into twenty-three chapters (pariccheda). 304 Chapters one to eighteen deal with the treatment of the diseases, arranged according to the order established by Mādhava. Chapter nineteen is concerned with the śodhana and māraṇa of eight dhātus (suvarṇa, raupya, tāmra, sīsaka, vaṅga, kāṃsya, lauha, and abhraka), the preparation of rasasindūra, and the purification of a large number of medicinal substances. Chapter twenty is about rasāyana and vājīkaraṇa. Chapter twenty-one is devoted to substitutes for a number of drugs, substances regarded as essentially beneficial (svabhāvato hitāni), and a few mantras thought to increase the action of drugs. Chapter twenty-two deals with a long series of medicinal preparations, 305 as well as with milk and dairy products, urine, and oils. Chapter twenty-three is about pañcakarman and related procedures, and also about the various ways of examining a patient. 306