An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, Vol. II — trans. Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna (1911)

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CHAPTER II. Purification of Semen and Cataminal fluid etc. :~Derangement of Semen.— Specific treatment. — Derangement of Cataminal fluid. — Specific treatment. — Traits of pure and healthy Semen and Cataminal fluid. — Menorrhagia. — Amenorrhcea. — Their treatment. — Regimen to be observed during Menses. — Conduct of husband during the period. — Prohibited period. —Conception — Subsequent Conduct. — Causes of different Colours in the child. — About twins — Causes of the child being of Defective Organ —Fecundation without sexual intercourse — Causes of Deformity in the child — State of the Foetus — Its activity while in the womb. ... 122—133,

CHAPTER III.

Pregnancy, etc. : — Combination of Self with the Impregnated Matter. — Factors which determine Sex. — Period and Signs of Menstruation. — Signs of Pregnancy.— Prohibited conducts during Gestation. — DevelopVI mcnt of the FoeUis. — Longings and its effects during pregnancy.— Development of the Foetus from {\v2 Sixth to the Eighth month.— Time of Delivery. — Different opinions on the formation of the Foetal body. — The solution^ Factors respectively supplied by the Paternal and Maternal Elements, etc. — External Signs of Male, Female and Twin conception. ... 134—143.

CHAPTER IV. The development of Factors in the womb as well as the

Factors which contribute to the growths of its different bo;lily organs and principles :— Different folds of skin over the foetus. — The definition of Kalas and their varieiies. — Seat of the semen. — Why and how semen is discharged. — Placenta. — Formation of different limbs and organs of the Foetal body. — Sleep and its effect. — Heart and its action. — Effects of daysleep. — Somnolence. — Effect of -Sleep on an Enciente woman. — Gnawing. —The temperaments. — Symptoms of Vataja, Pittaja and Kafaja temperaments - Symptoms of Dvandvaja and Sannnipalika temperaments.— Sattvika, Rajasika and Tiimasika features. ... ... ... 1 44 — 158.

CHAPTER V. The Anatomy of the Human body :— Definition of foetus.—

Enumeration of the dfferent Limbs and Membeis of body. — Their Numbers — The Cavities or Viscera. — Channels. — Kandara. — ^Jala or Plexuses. — Kurcha or Cluster. — Sevani or Sutures. — Asthi-Sanghata. — Simanta. — Bones of the four Extremeties. — Bones of the Trunk. — Bones above the Cavicles — Different kinds of Bones and their situation — Sandhi or Joints. — Joints of the four Extremities. — Sandhis of the Koshtha and Clavicles. — Their forms, distinctions and locations. — The Snayu or Ligaments. — Their Number and Situations. — Muscles. — Muscles in the extremities in the Koshtha — Of the Head and Neck. — Extra Muscles in Women. — The Vaginal Canal — The Uterus — The Womb. — Superiority of Surgery — Preparations of dead body — Mode of dissection. ... .., 15c — 172.

CHAPTER VI.

The Marmas or Vital parts of the body:— Classifications of

Marmas — Their different Numbers. — Their Locations. — Their Names and Distributions. — The different Heads of Marmas. — Qualitative Classes. — Different opinions on Marmas. — Marmas of the Extremities. — Marmas of the Thorax, etc. — Marmas in the Back. — Marmas in the Clavicular region. — Their specific Symptoms wh;n injured. ... ... 173 — 190.

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CHAPTER VII.

The Description and Classification of Sira or the Vascular System: — Their Numbers and action. — Names and Classification of the principal Siras. — Their specific Locations. — The Pitta, Kapha, Vayu and Rakta-carrying Siras. — •Specific Colours of Sir^s. — The specific Siras not to be punctured. — Siras of the four Extremeties, Trunk and the region above the Clavicles and their roots. ... ... ... 191 — 197.

CHAPTER VIII.

The method of Venesection : — Persons unfit for Venesection :— Preliminary Rules. — The Jantra-Vidhi or how the patient should be placed in cases of Venesection. — Venesection in the E.vtremeties. — Venesection on the different parts of the body. — Proper and Defective Venesection — Classification and definition of Defective Venesection. ... ... 198 — 208.

CHAPTER IX. The Description of the Arteries, Nerves and Ducts -.—Region and Number of Dhamanis. — Functions of the up-coursing Dhamanis. — Functions of the down-coursing Dhamanis. - Functions of the lateral coursing Dhamanis.— The Situation of the Srotas and the specific Symptoms when pierceil at the roots. ... ... ... 209 — 215.

CHAPTER X. Nursing and Management, etc of Pregnant Women from the

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