A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c57.426

v4.c57.426

²⁷² The *Carakasaṃhitā* (Sū.17.63–75) describes eighteen types of *kṣaya*, namely the ten types which are also found in the *Hāritasamhitā*, and eight additional ones: *kṣaya* of *śakṛt* (faeces), *mūtra* (urine), the five *malas* (excretory products), and *ojas*. The *Suśrutasaṃhitā* (Sū. 15.7–12) distinguishes *kṣaya* of the three *doṣas*, the seven bodily elements, the three *malas* (faeces, urine, sweat), *ārtava*, *stanya*, and *garbha*. Compare Toḍara II: 2.130–162.