A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.37

v1.c23.37

Maṇḍalāgra79 and karapattra are used for chedana (excision) and lekhana (scarification, scraping); vṛddhipattra, 80 nakhaśastra, mudrikā, utpalapattraka and ardhadhāra for chedana and bhedana (incision); sūcī, 81 kuśapattra, 82 ātīmukha, śarārimukha, antarmukha and trikūrcaka for visrāvaṇa (drainage); kuthārikā, 83 vrīhimukha, 84 ārā, 85 vetasapattraka and sūcī86 for vyadhana (puncturing); baḍiśa 87 and dantaśaṅku for āharaṇa (extraction); the eṣaṇī88 for eṣaṇa (probing) and ānulomya;89 the sūcī for śivana (suturing) (8.4).