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सुश्रुतसंहिता

Sushruta Samhita

उत्तरतन्त्रम्

Uttara Tantra

The passage notes that seventy-six eye diseases are classified by cause and surgical necessity. Abhishyanda is identified as the primary cause of nearly all eye disorders, with vision destruction timelines varying by the deranged Dosha. Specific treatments are prescribed based on the deranged Dosha: eleven conditions require incision, nine scarification, five excision, and fifteen venesection. Twelve conditions are treated palliatively, while ten are deemed incurable. Treatments for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha imbalances utilize specific herbs, oils, and dietary restrictions. Lord Dhanvantari prescribes remedies for blood-related disorders, including headache and ophthalmia, using clarified butter, bloodletting, and salves. The text details protocols for infant illnesses attributed to malignant Grahas, such as Skanda and Putana, requiring ritual purification, fire offerings, and herbal remedies. It classifies fevers by Dosha imbalance, outlining symptoms for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha types. Severe conditions like Atisara and Gulma are defined, with treatments based on the aggravated Dosha, including dietary adjustments and purification methods. The guide also addresses vomiting, hiccough, asthma, and cough, prescribing tailored treatments like emesis or purgation, while noting that certain severe forms are incurable. Udavarta and urinary disorders stem from suppressed urges or obstruction, treated with enemas and cauterization. Apasmara epilepsy and Unmada involve humoral imbalances and mental suffering, managed via detoxification and confinement.

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औपद्रविकाध्यायः

Diseases Of The Eye And Its Appendages

45 verses

संधिगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Pathology Of The Diseases Of The Eye-joints

9 verses

वर्त्मगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Pathology Of The Diseases Of The Eye-lids

30 verses

शुक्लगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Pathology Of The Diseases Of The Sclerotic Coat

9 verses

कृष्णगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Pathology Of The Diseases Of The Black Part Of The Eye

10 verses

सर्वगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Pathology Of The Diseases Affecting The Eyes As A Whole

30 verses

दृष्टिगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Pathology Of The Diseases Of The Pupil

46 verses

चिकित्सितप्रविभागविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Classification And Treatment Of Ocular Affections

11 verses

वाताभिष्यन्दप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Vataja Ophthalmia

25 verses

पित्ताभिष्यन्दप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Pittaja Ophthalmia

16 verses

श्लेष्माभिष्यन्दप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Shleshma Ophthalmia

19 verses

रक्ताभिष्यन्दप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Raktaja Ophthalmia

53 verses

लेख्यरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Lekhya-roga

18 verses

भेद्यरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Eye-diseases Which Require Incision

11 verses

छेद्यरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Eye-diseases Which Require Excision

33 verses

पक्ष्मकोपप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Diseases Peculiar To Eye-lashes And Eye-lids

9 verses

दृष्टिगतरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Diseases Of Pupil And Crystalline Lens

100 verses

क्रियाकल्पाध्यायः

Preparations And Medicinal Measures For Ocular Affections In General

106 verses

नयनाभिघातप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Hurt Or Injnry To The Eye

20 verses

कर्णगतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Causes And Symptoms Of Ear-disease

16 verses

कर्णगतरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Medical Treatment Of Ear-disease

59 verses

नासागतरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Causes And Symptoms Of Diseases Of The Nose

21 verses

नासागतरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Therapeutics Of Nasal Diseases

12 verses

प्रतिश्यायप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Catarrh

42 verses

शिरोरोगविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Symptoms Of Diseases Of The Head

18 verses

शिरोरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Diseases Of The Head

46 verses

नवग्रहाकृतिविज्ञानीयाध्यायः

Specific Features Of Nine Malignant Grahas

21 verses

स्कन्दग्रहप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Therapeutics Of An Attack By Skanda-graha

14 verses

स्कन्दापस्मारप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Therapeutics Of An Attack By Skandapasmara

9 verses

शकुनीप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of An Attack By Shakuni-graha

11 verses

रेवतीप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Theraputics Of An Attack By Revati-graha

11 verses

पूतनाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of An Attack By Putana-graha

11 verses

अन्धपूतनाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of Andha-putana-graha

9 verses

शीतपूतनाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of An Attack By Shita-putana

9 verses

मुखमण्डिकाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of An Attack By Mukha-mandika

9 verses

नैगमेषप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of An Attack By Naigamesha

11 verses

ग्रहोत्पत्त्यध्यायः

Origin Of Nine Grahas

22 verses

योनिव्यापत्प्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Treatment Of The Diseases Of The Female Organ Of Generation

32 verses

ज्वरप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Fever (jvara)

324 verses

अतिसारप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Diarrhea (atisara)

183 verses

शोषप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Phthisis (shosha)

58 verses

गुल्मप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Abdominal Tumors (gulma)

146 verses

हृद्रोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Heart-disease (hridroga)

22 verses

पाण्डुरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Jaundice (pandu-roga)

40 verses

रक्तपित्तप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Hemorrhage (rakta-pitta)

45 verses

मूर्च्छाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Fainting Fits (murccha)

25 verses

पानात्ययप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Alcoholism (panatyaya)

81 verses

तृष्णाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Thirst (trishna)

33 verses

छर्दिप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Vomiting (chardi)

35 verses

हिक्काप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Hiccough (hicca)

30 verses

शोषप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Asthma (shvasa)

56 verses

कासप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Cough (kasa)

48 verses

स्वरभेदप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Hoarseness (svara-bheda)

17 verses

कृमिरोगप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Worms (krimi-roga)

40 verses

उदावर्तप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Repression Of Natural Urging (udavarta)

53 verses

विसूचिकाप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Cholera (visuchika)

27 verses

अरोचकप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Aversion To Food (arochaka)

17 verses

मूत्राघातप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Suppression Of Urine (mutra-ghata)

72 verses

मूत्रकृच्छ्रप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of The Defects Of Urine (mutra-dosha)

27 verses

अमानुषोपसर्गप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Demonology (amanusha)

56 verses

अपस्मारप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Epilepsy (apasmara)

41 verses

उन्मादप्रतिषेधाध्यायः

Symptoms And Treatment Of Insanity (unmada)

35 verses

रसभेदविकल्पाध्यायः

Different Combinations Of Six Different Rasas

17 verses

स्वस्थवृत्ताध्यायः

Rules Of Health

84 verses

तन्त्रयुक्त्यध्यायः

The Technical Terms Used In The Treatise

43 verses

दोषभेदविकल्पाध्यायः

The Different Modifications Of The Different Doshas

17 verses