A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.4

v3.c42.s15.4

The chapter on milk and dairy produce (I.8) has some verses (I.8.2–12) on the physiology of lactation; 218 the qualities of breastmilk depend on the colour of the skin of the mother or wet-nurse (I.8.14–15ab); 219 the qualities of the milk of cows of diverse colours are described (I.8.16); the properties of dadhi (thick sour milk), produced in each of the six seasons, are enumerated (I.8.39–44). 220 The chapter on urines has some verses on the properties of the urine of a bull and ox (I.9.13–14).