A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.421.3

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poisoning by hair oils (śiro’bhyaṅga), head covers, bathing water, turbans (uṣṇīṣa), and garlands requires the same treatment (1.59);¹⁷ symptoms caused by poisoned facial cosmetics (mukhālepa) and their treatment (1.60–61);¹⁸ the symptoms of poisoning in an elephant and other animals used for riding; the symptoms occurring in those riding these animals; the treatment of animal and rider is the same as that in poisoning by an abhyaṅga (1.62–63ab);¹⁹ the symptoms of poisoning by errhines (nasya) or medicinal smokes and fumigations (dhūma) and their treatment (1.63cd–65ab);20 the characteristics of a poisoned flower garland and the symptoms caused by smelling it; the treatment is similar to that employed in poisoning by vapours and facial cosmetics (1.65cd–66);21 the symptoms caused by poisoned oils for the ears and the treatment of such cases (1.67–68); the symptoms caused by a poisoned collyrium (añjana) and their treatment (1.69–72ab);22 the symptoms caused by poisoned sandals (pādukā), shoes (upānah), and foot-stools (pādapītha); their treatment (1.72cd–73);23 the characteristics of poisoned ornaments and the symptoms caused by their use;24 the treatment of poisoning by footwear or ornaments is like that of poisoning by an abhyaṅga (1.74–75a); general therapeutic measures: the mahāsugandhyagada, strong purgatives and emetics, and phlebotomy (1.75cd–78ab); the plants called mūṣikā and jaruhā, tied round the wrists of a king, make all poisoned foods harmless (1.78cd–79ab);