A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.203.3

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the salts (lavaṇa),⁶⁹⁹ their properties and actions in the mentioned order (46.313);⁷⁰⁰ the properties and actions of particular kinds of salt (46.314–320);⁷⁰¹ three kinds of salt which are known as kaṭulavaṇa: ūṣasūta (originating from an ūṣa type of soil),⁷⁰² vālukaila (originating from a sandy soil),⁷⁰³ and śailamūlākarodbhava (originating from particular mines)⁷⁰⁴ (46.321);⁷⁰⁵ the properties and actions of a number of caustic substances (kṣāra) (46.322–325);⁷⁰⁶ the properties and actions of gold, silver, copper, bell-metal (kāṃsya), iron, tin (trapu) and lead (sīsa), followed by those of some precious and semi-precious stones (maṇi) (46.326–330);⁷⁰⁷ any substance left without a description should be examined by a physician in order to determine its properties (46.331); the best (praśasta, pravara, śreṣṭha) among the substances belonging to a particular group (46.332–339);⁷⁰⁸ prepared foods, their properties and actions:⁷⁰⁹ lājamaṇḍa (46.340cd–341ab),⁷¹⁰ peyā (46.341cd–342ab)⁷¹¹ and vilepī (46.342cd–344ab),⁷¹² followed by distinctive characteristics of these preparations (46.344cd–345ab);⁷¹³ pāyasa (46.345cd);⁷¹⁴ kṣārā (46.346ab);⁷¹⁵ odana (boiled rice) (46.346cd–349ab);⁷¹⁶ sūpa (soup) (46.349cd);⁷¹⁷ prepared vegetables (46.350); meat dishes (46.351–353ab);