History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c22.s4.t1.2
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c22.s4.t1.2
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When the ball is dry, the stalk is pulled out, the tube thus formed is put in pipe of metal, wood or ivoy, it is then kindled and the other end of the seed is put into the nose or mouth. According to *Suśruta*, there are five kinds of *Dhuma* (SS. Ci. 40; Aṣṭ Hṛ. Sū. 21.10).
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- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit