A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c14.3

v1.c14.3

The terms vamana and virecana are defined; both are collectively known as virecana (1.4). The emetic and purgative actions of particular drugs are explained with regard to their properties, the mahābhūtas which are predominantly present in them, their vīrya and prabhāva, and their physiological effects (1.5).⁴