A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s17.15

v1.c26.s17.15

BṚHASPATI¹⁵ is mentioned as a medical authority in the Bower Manuscript and in the Aṣṭāṅgasamgraha. The Bower Manuscript contains a formula ascribed to Bṛhaspati that aims at increasing bodily strength and bulk. 16 The Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha gives a series of prescriptions of Bṛhaspati to be employed in the protection of a king against the effects of poison. 17 The Bhāratabhaiṣajyaratnākara and Yogaratnākara attribute to Bṛhaspati the formula of a kumārāsava to be used in the treatment of gulma. 18 Śivadāsasena regards Jīvaka, to whom a recipe of the Cakradatta is attributed, as identical with Bṛhaspati. 19