A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s2.19

v3.c42.s2.19

Twelve passages are found in the Bhelasaṃhitā, 69 three of which only are explicitly attributed to Bhela. These twelve passages, containing recipes, are: 70 (1) II.43–55 (ayorājīyacūrṇa) = Ci.17.33–45 (ayorājīya); (2) 165–169a (rasāyanikaghṛta) = Ci.4.34cd–38ab (rasāyanīyasarpis); (3) 202–203 (daśāṅgaghṛta) = Ci.5.17–19 (daśāṅgaghṛta); (4) 329–330a (sahacarataila) = Ci.24.32a–33 (sahacarataila); 71 (5) 337–343 (madhuyaṣṭikataila) is closely related to Ci.4.79–90 (śatapākamadhukataila); (6) 407–408 (a formula against āmātīsāra) = Ci.20.27cd–28); (7) 409–410 (idem) = Ci.10.6–7; (8) 411–412 (idem) = Ci.10.8–9; (9) 474–479 (a recipe against cough) = Ci.20.26cd–32 (475 is more distantly related to Ci.20.27cd–28); (10) 534b–537a (a recipe against karṇaśūla) = Ci.21.53–55; (11) 642–644 (tailādyabasti) is related to Si.8.60–62; (12) 803–804, a mantra to be recited after taking the bhelī yavāgū (802), is found at Bhela Sū.7.16–17, where it is not connected with any gruel, but with general rules for the preservation of health. 72