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Which ten kinds of head disease does chapter 15 describe?

पंद्रहवें परिच्छेद में कौन से दस प्रकार के शिरोरोग बताए गए हैं?

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Those from vata, pitta, kapha, blood and all doshas together, plus suryavarta, ardhavabhedaka, shankhaka, the worm-caused type and the depletion type.

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Verse 3 names head diseases from vata, kapha, blood, pitta and all doshas together, and suryavarta, ardhavabhedaka and shankhaka; verse 4 adds the worm-caused and depletion types, and verse 10 closes the section by counting ten. Verse 8 directs treatment by the dominant dosha with venesection, head purgation, heating, binding, mouthfuls and plasters.

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Chapters
Chapter 15
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T13
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