A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.336

v1.c23.336

The subjects discussed are: the preparation of some manthas (10.4); ¹¹⁷ the dietary regimen to be observed during the treatment with these manthas (10.5); the preparation of a number of ariṣṭas (10.6), ¹¹⁸ āsavas (10.7), ¹¹⁹ surās (10.8), ¹²⁰ avalehas (electuaries) (10.9), and cūrṇas (powders) (10.10); the preparation of an ayaskṛti (an iron-containing compound drug); any metal may be used as the base for this type of drug, which increases the span of life ¹²¹ (10.11); two more iron-containing preparations, called auṣadhāyaskṛti and mahauṣadhāyaskṛti (10.12); the preparation of drugs containing the wood of the khadira tree as the basic material; ¹²² the same procedure may be applied to the heartwood (sāra) of other trees (19.13); preparations with guḍūcī (10.14); a medicated ghee (10.15).