A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.179

v1.c25.179

The remaining part of the chapter, in verse, begins with preparations, devised by Bṛhaspati, which, when sprinkled on various objects, make poisons innocuous; these preparations are meant for royal use (8.62–66). It proceeds with another preparation, to be mounted in gold, which, worn as a jewel, neutralizes poisons (8.67–69ab), and one more of the same type, called saumyākhyāgada (8.69cd–71ab). The plants called mūṣikā and ajaruhā, tied to the wrist (hastabaddha), perform the same function (8.71cd). ³⁴³