Ashtangasamgraha 36.9

36.9

And beforehand one should prepare a bed, seat, water-pot, cloth, bandaging strip, and so forth; / and according to availability, powder of tagara, elā, śīta, śivā, kuṣṭha, pāṭhā, viḍaṅga, bhadradāru, trikaṭu, soot from the house, turmeric, buds of arka, and naktamāla, for making the blood flow; / and to arrest the blood, powder of lodhra, madhuka, priyaṅgu, pattaṅga, red ochre, rasāñjana, śālmali, conch shell, barley, wheat, and māṣa; / or powder of the bark, sprouts, and exudates of vaṭa, aśvattha, aśvakarṇa, palāśa, bibhītaka, sarja, arjuna, dhanvana, dhātakī, the heartwood of sāla, arimeda, and tinduka, together with turpentine resin, potsherd clay, lotus stalk, and collyrium; / or charcoal of linen, lac, and cuttlefish bone; / and also other equipment for remedying complications of excessive bloodletting; / for a physician equipped with preparations does not fall into confusion.