Scientific Contents in Prakrta Canons

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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536 : Scientific Contents in Prākrta Canons
36. Genetic Disease (Kula-roga ) 37. Community Disease (Grāma-roga ) 38. City Disease (Nagara-roga ) 39. Commissionery Disease (Mandala Roga ) 40. Nasal Disease ( Nāsikā Vedanā ) 41. Dental Disease (Danta Vedanā ) 42. Nails Disease (Nakha Vedanā ) 43. Measles 44. Demonal Disease ( Indragraha ) 45. Demonal (Skandagraha ) 46. Demonal (Kumāragraha ) 47. Demonal (Bhūtagraha ) 48. Demonal, Demigod ( Yakşagraha ) 49. Demonal (Nāgagraha ) 50. Psychological/Emotional Disease (Udvega graha ) 51. Intermittent Fever (Ekānta jvara ) 52. 2-day intermittant fever (Caturāhnika jvara ) 53. 3-day intermittant fever ( Tryāhnika jvara ) 54. 4-day intermittant fever (Caturāhnika jvara ) 55. Heart Pain (Hrdayaśāla ) 56. Ribs Pain (Pārsvasūla ) 57. Ringworm (Dadru ) 58. Billous Fever (Pitta Jvara ) 59. Dysentry (Atisāra ) 60. Typhoid ( Sannipāta ) 61. Nausea ( Balguli ) 62. Rheumatism (Vātaka ) 63. Pimples ( Viskumbha ) 64. Wormy Leprosy (Krmi Kustha ) Medical and Surgical Practices
The Jaina Prānāvāya system mentions various medical and surgical practices with not very much details about them. However, the contemporary and later literature mentions quite a lot about them. The various types of medications have been classified by Ugraditya under four heads :