The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c6.s4.2
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c6.s4.2
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c6.s4.2
Serpent poison has been used in Hindu Medicine since a very recent period only. Even the *Bhávaprákasa* which is not more than three centuries old does not mention it. Prescriptions containing it are found in such modern compilations as the *Bhaishajya ratnábali*, *Sárkaumudi*, etc.
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- Bhāvaprakāśa — Bhāvamiśra 1550, Sanskrit
- Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī — Govindadāsa, Sanskrit