[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [Hārītasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt) › 4.7 # Hārīta's Compendium of Medicine 4.7 English (machine translation) 4.7 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [4.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6) — 3 parts - [4.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.7) — 1 part - [4.7.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6-2) — 1 part ### [4.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.1) Ātreya said: Leeches are taught to be of four kinds: Indrāyudhā, Rohiṇī, Kālikā, and Dhūmrā. ### [4.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.2) That which is blue in colour, red on the flanks, sharp-mouthed, and enters stone fissures in deep, clean water, causes complications such as abscess, abdominal swelling, burning sensation, swelling, fainting, and poisoning. ### [4.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.3) That which is blue in colour, yellow on the flanks, sharp-snouted (śaṅkumukhī), and enters lotus stalks, causes complications such as abscess, erysipelas, and swelling. ### [4.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.4) The black Kālikā \[leech\], dwelling far off in fish ponds, must be rejected. ### [4.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.5) The Dhūmrā, coloured like a pigeon or a buffalo, yellow-bellied, crescent-mouthed, enters mud and turbid water; it is suitable for blood-letting and free of complications. ### [4.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6) Having washed the place \[of application\] with sour gruel, smeared it with fresh butter, and washed it with warm water, one should then apply the leech there. ### [4.7.6.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6.p1) After the leech is full of blood, it drops off. ### [4.7.6.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6.p2) One should wash its mouth with salt or urine, ### [4.7.6.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6.p3) or gently milk it like a cow's teat. ### [4.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.7) Having smeared its mouth again with fresh butter, it may be reused. When the vitiated blood has come out, having washed the bite with sour gruel, anointed it with clarified butter and honey, one should bind it with a cloth. ### [4.7.7.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.7.p1) Thus, in the Hārītottara spoken by Ātreya, in the fourth section, the sūtrasthāna, \[this is\] the rule for leech application, ### [4.7.6-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6-2) the sixth chapter. ### [4.7.6-2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7.6-2.p1) Thus ends the sūtrasthāna. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.haritasamhita~en-mt.4.7) · Pramāṇa