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Source: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial era

Upotghāta (उपोत्घात) or Upotghātaprakaraṇa refers to the first chapter of the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The uniqueness of the text is that one can get a comprehensive classification, symptomatology and diagnosis of jvara, all at one place in this text. [...] The Upotghāta-prakaraṇa is the introductory section of the manuscript which deals with the evaluation of the disease (roga-parīkṣa) with the help of six evaluating factors (ṣaṭ-nidāna) emphasising upaśaya (relieving factors), a component of diagnosis looking at how the body responds to an administered diet, medicine or lifestyle which is elaborated in detail.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Starts with: Upotghataprakarana.

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Full-text: Upotghataprakarana, Nijajvara, Agantu, Bheda, Vyakti, Sthana, Anupashaya, Nidana, Pariksha, Rogapariksha, Shannidana.

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