A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.71

v3.c46.71

Chapters one to four deal with general aspects of the examination of the pulse and the recognition of disorders of the doṣas. Chapter five is about pulses which indicate a fatal outcome within a specified period of time and about special cases which, although seemingly grave, are prognostically favourable. Chapter six describes the pulses characteristic for a long series of diseases and chapter seven signs indicating the approach of death.