A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c15.40

v1.c15.40

Ātreya replies to these claims that since there is no drug possessing merits or defects only, each one should be examined with regard to the relative preponderance of its merits; garāgarī¹³⁶ is useful in kuṣṭha, ikṣvāku in (pra)meha, the seeds of kuṭaja in hṛdroga, koṭhaphala¹³⁷ in pāṇḍu(roga), kṛtavedhana in udara, and madana fruits¹³⁸ in all diseases. The properties and actions of the fruits of madana are enumerated (11.10–