A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c59.661

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92 The verses on tāṇḍavaroga consist of a conversation between Ātreya and Urabhra; this disease, which has many causes, is characterised by dancing-like movements of the limbs; it may be a choreatiform syndrome; its treatment is like that described in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 93 This disease is characterized by neuralgic pains; three varieties are distinguished: ūrdhvabheda, ardhabheda, and adhobheda or nimnabhedaka; its therapy resembles that of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 94 Probably diseases of the gall-bladder; gallstones are described in this chapter; the treatment resembles that of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī; the chapter of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī on this disease is longer than that of the Āyurvedavijñāna. 95 Diseases of the kidneys; the chapter of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī on vṛkkaroga is much longer. 96 A polyuria, not clearly distinguished from somaroga; mūtrātīsāra is said to be the second stage of bahumūtra; the verses describing both diseases are identical with those of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī; the verses on treatment are much more numerous in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 97 This disease, mentioned in the title of the chapter, is not described there, but in the chapter on prameha (chapter 66). 98 The descriptions of somaroga and its second stage, mūtrātīsāra, are close to those of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī; the characterization of mūtrātīsāra is identical with that of the same disorder as a sequel of bahumūtra; verses on treatment are absent from the Āyurvedavijñāna. 99 Loss of sperm by involuntary ejaculation or by masturbation (karakarman). 100 This disease is clearly described as gonorrhoea; it is also called vraṇameha and āgantukameha; its treatment is more elaborately described in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 101 Albuminuria; its treatment is more elaborately described in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. Compare Cakra ad Ca.Ci.6.11: ojomeha = madhumeha. 102 Chyluria and haemoglobinuria. Compare Cakra ad Ca.Ci.6.11: lasikāmeha = hastimeha. 103 The description of the seven types of dhvajabhaṅga (sexual impotence) is the same as in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī; the latter treatise is more elaborate with regard to its treatment. Compare the types of klaibya described in the Carakasaṃhitā (Ci.30). 104 Hydrocephalus, also called mastiṣkodaka; its treatment is almost identical with that described in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 105 Tremor of the head, also called śīrṣavepana and -vepathu. This disorder is described as śiraḥkampa at A.h.U.24.19ab and A.s.U.28.26. 106 Mastiṣkacaya is hydrocephalus; mastiṣkāpacaya is atrophy of the brain. 107 Sunstroke, called sardīgarmī in Bengali; the three stages, described in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī, are not mentioned in the Āyurvedavijñāna. 108 A disease characterized by an unsteady gait; its causes and symptoms are not described in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī; its treatment is close to that of the latter treatise. 109 Pruritus of the vulva. 110 A women's disease; the description of its causes, symptoms, and treatment is close to that found in the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 111 A person who tried to commit suicide is called an apamumūrṣu; artifical respiration (śvāsakriyā) is described in this chapter, which is close to that on the same subject of the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī. 112 The sane as suirābīja (= kiṇva) according to a gloss.