Rasayana therapy enhances longevity through preparations like Chyavanaprasha, while Vajikarana promotes progeny. Fever treatment depends on dosha dominance, and Raktapitta prognosis varies by flow direction. Gulma requires oleation and targeted elimination, while Prameha management involves dietary restrictions and elimination therapies for kapha, pitta, or vata types. Kushtha requires dosha-specific treatment, while rajayakshma stems from four causes. Unmada and apasmara are classified by dosha dominance, with specific therapies like basti or vamana. Kshatakshina results from trauma, treated by symptom severity. Swellings involve all doshas, with prognosis depending on organ involvement and onset timing. The text classifies Udara, hemorrhoids, Grahani, Pandu, hikka, shwasa, and kasa by dosha, noting fatal forms like perforated Udara or delirious Yamika hikka. It prescribes specific therapies: bandaging for vatodara, bloodletting for raktaja arsha, emetics for Pandu, and unctuous treatments for Vataja kasa. Incurable cases may require cobra venom or surgery, while dietary regimens balance doshas and restore strength. Lord Punarvasu and Atreya detail treatments for atisara, vomiting, erysipelas, thirst, poison, and intoxication. They classify conditions by dosha dominance, noting sannipataja forms as incurable. Therapies include fasting, purgation, emesis, and bloodletting, tailored to specific doshas and disease stages. The texts emphasize identifying aggravated factors, avoiding binding in early ama stages, and using specific antidotes or dietary adjustments to restore balance and prevent fatal outcomes.
अष्टाङ्गहृदयम्
Astanga Hrudaya
चिकित्सास्थानम्
Chikitsa Sthana
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Chapters
ज्वरचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Jvara Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatment Of Fevers)
177 verses
रक्तपित्तचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Raktapitta Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatment Of Bleeding Diseases)
50 verses
कासचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Kasa Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatment Of Cough)
180 verses
श्वासहिध्माचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Shwasa Hidhma Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Dyspnea And Hiccup)
60 verses
राजयक्ष्मादिचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Rajayakshmadi Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Etc.)
83 verses
चर्दिहृद्रोगतृष्णाचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Chardi Hridroga Trishna Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Vomiting, Heart Diseases And Thirst Disorders)
84 verses
मदात्ययादिचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Madatyayadi Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Alcoholism Etc.)
115 verses
अर्शश्चिकित्सिताध्ययः
Arshasam Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Haemorrhoids / Piles)
164 verses
अतीसारचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Atisara Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Diarrhea)
124 verses
ग्रहणीदोषचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Grahani Dosha Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Duodenal Disorders)
93 verses
मूत्राग़ातचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Mutraghata Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Retention Of Urine)
63 verses
प्रमेहचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Prameha Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Diabetes)
43 verses
विद्रधिवृद्धिचिकित्शिताध्यायः
Vidradhi Vriddhi Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Abscess And Enlargement Of Scrotum)
51 verses
गुल्मचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Gulma Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Abdominal Tumors)
129 verses
उदरचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Udara Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Abdominal Enlargements)
131 verses
पाण्डुरोगचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Pandu Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatment Of Anemia)
56 verses
श्वयथुचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Shvayathu Chikitsitam Adhyaya (treatments Of Dropsy)
42 verses
विसर्पचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Visarpa Chikitsa (treatment Of Herpes)
38 verses
कुष्ठचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Kushta Chikitsa (treatment Of Skin Diseases)
98 verses
श्वित्रकृमिचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Shvitra Krimi Chikitsitam (treatment Of Leucoderma And Worms)
35 verses
वातव्याधिचिकित्सिताध्यायः
Vatavyadhi Chikitsitam (treatment Of Diseases Of Vata Origin)
83 verses
वातशोणितचिकित्सितध्यायः
Vatashonita Chikitsitam (treatment Of Gout)
74 verses