A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.1083

v1.c25.1083

Chapter forty-six (mūṣikālarkapratiṣedha), corresponding to the mūṣikālarkaviṣapratiṣedha chapter of the Hṛdaya (U.38), is in verse. A.s.U.46.2–3 = A.h.U.38.1–2. A.s.U.46.4 agrees with A.h.U.38.3. A.s.U.46.5–16 = A.h.U.38.4–15ab. A.s.U.46.17 is in conformity with A.h.U.38.15cd–16ab. A.s.U.46.18–23 = A.h.U.38.16cd–23ab. Additional verses describe emetics (46.24), prescriptions against complaints that may arise after vomiting (46.25), and prescriptions against symptoms of poisoning (46.26–28). A.s.U.46.29–31 = A.h.U.38.23cd–26. Additional verses are about the management of complaints that may arise after purgation (46.32–35). A.s.U.46.36–37 = A.h.U.38.27–29. Additional verses give another prescription against rat’s poison (46.38), a recipe to be employed when fever occurs (46.39–40), a recipe promoting the falling off of granulation tissue (karṇikāpātana) (46.41–42), and oils and ghees promoting wound healing (46.43–44ab). Thus the general measures to be used against poisoning by rat’s bites have been dealt with (46.44cd).