− | The vāta being the subject of this chapter, the habitats and functions of the five-fold body sustaining element vāta, have been dealt with here. The causes of provocation, the diseases which this life controlling principle of vāta gives rise to in the persons, when provoked, both in its own habitat and in other places, both in conditions of occlusion and in no occlusion, and the treatment of all those disease have been fully expounded here. The physician guided by the directions of the science, should administer the treatment, giving full consideration to factors of place, similarity, season and strength. (248-249) | + | The ''vata'' being the subject of this chapter, the habitats and functions of the five-fold body sustaining element ''vata'', have been dealt with here. The causes of provocation, the diseases which this life controlling principle of ''vata'' gives rise to in the persons, when provoked, both in its own habitat and in other places, both in conditions of occlusion and in no occlusion, and the treatment of all those disease have been fully expounded here. The physician guided by the directions of the science, should administer the treatment, giving full consideration to factors of place, similarity, season and strength. [248-249] |
− | Thus, in the section on ‘Therapeutics’, in the treatise compiled by Agnivēśa and revised by Charaka, the twenty-eighth chapter entitled ‘The therapeutics of vāta diseases’ not being available, the same as restored by Dr̥ḍhabala, is completed.[28] | + | Thus, in the section on ‘Therapeutics’, in the treatise compiled by Agnivesha and revised by Charaka, the twenty-eighth chapter entitled ‘The therapeutics of ''vata'' diseases’ not being available, the same as restored by Dridhabala, is completed.[28] |