A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.111

v3.c47.111

Six types of burns (dagdha) are distinguished: agni-, arka-, vidyud-, saṃtāpa-, kṣāra-, and viṣadagdha (III.2). Wounds (sadyaḥkṣata) are of several types: chinna, vicchinna, nirviddha, sāvaṇaṣṭa, vidārita, uttuṇḍita, atividdha, viddha, avamṛṣṭa, dagdha, and dūṣīviṣakṣata (III.3–4–5ab).675 Seven kinds of surgical intervention are listed: chedya, bhedya, lekhya, viśrāvaṇa, eṣaṇa, and sīvana (III.30).676 The names of surgical instruments are partly identical with those of the Suśrutasaṃhitā.677 Thirteen types of fracture are distinguished: niṣpiṣṭa, viśliṣṭa, prakṣipta, tiryakkṣipta, atikṣipta, muktakāṇḍa, sthāpita, jarjarībhūta, cūrṇita, mathita, cyuta, majjānujātamathita, and bhagna (III.32).678 The varieties of leeches are related to those of human medicine.679 The number of marmans is one hundred and seven, as in human āyurveda.