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574 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. XXXIII.
sensations in the head, ears, eyes, nose, mouths, anus and
the penis, haimorrhage from the upper channels (Urdhva-
Rakta-pitta), worms, diseases of the Pittds'aya (bowels ?)
i.e., the diseases which are peculiar to the seats of the
Pitta in the organism as well as any other disease due
to an aggravation of the Pitta. 20.
Metrical Texts ;—Emetic and purgative
remedies, in spite of their possessing in common the
powers of motion (Saratva\ subtlety, keenness, ex-
pansiveness and heat-making properties, tend to
remove the injurious and deranged morbific principles
(Doshas) of the body in (two) different ways by
virtue of their respective inherent qualities (Prakriti)*.
A purgative, in the course of its digestion, carries down
with it all ths Doshas from the system (loosened and
dislodged by virtue of its own specific properties). An
emetic, on the other hand, is not digested, owing to (its
lightness due to) its inherent extraordinary qualitiest,
but it soon forces its way up with the Doshas (to be)
removed. 21-22,
A strong purgative given to a man of loose or lax
bowels (Mridu-Koshtha) or of strong digestive capacity,
cannot remove all the Doshas fully owing to their being
suddenly and forcibly purged off. 23.
A purgative medicine, which is capable of being
digested and of expelling the Doshas from the body
in the time which a morning meal ordinarily takes to
be digested, should be regarded as pre-eminently the
best. 24.
• Dallana quotes a different reading which means that emetic and
purgative remedies produce the wished-for result, if properly administered,
otherwise not.
t The extraordinary qualities of an emetic are those of the Vayu and
of the Agni.