A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s17.120

v1.c26.s17.120

Very important is a series of 119 verses, appended to the end of the commentary on the Kalpasthāna of both Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya and Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha. These verses deal with technical rules (paribhāṣā) on the preparation of medicines, in particular on the intricate subject of the ratios of the ingredients of compound drugs. They are borrowed from an unknown source319 and are mainly based on views expounded by Caraka, as declared by Indu in his introductory remarks. Divergent opinions of other authorities are repeatedly referred to.