A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.12

v1.c13.12

It begins with preparations of āmalakī fruits, culled by hand (karapracita). The first of these is āmalakāyasabrāhmarasāyana, deriving from Brahmā, and successfully used by Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Aṅgiras, Jamadagni, Bharadvāja, Bhṛgu, and other ancient sages (3.3–6). The proper way of having recourse to rasāyana, illustrated by the behaviour of the great sages, is discussed (3.7–8). The kevalāmalakarasāyana is dealt with (3.9–14).