History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s4.10

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The text recommends treatment for trees damaged by frost and scorching heat (*hīnacaṇḍatāpa*) (verse 199), broken trees (verses 200-201), trees with branches fallen off (verse 203), trees burnt with fire (verses 204-205), trees struck with lightning (verse 206), trees shrivelled with fire (verse 207) or by sterile soil (verse 208) or want of water (verse 209). It further prescribes treatment for wounds (*vraṇa*) of trees (verse 210), defluxion (*parisrāva*) (verse 211), diseases caused by wrong nursing (*mithyopacāra*) (verse 212), jaundice (*pāṇḍuroga*) (verse 213), barrenness (*vandhyā*) (verses 214-18) and indigestion caused by water-logging (*ajīrṇāmbu*) (verse 219).