A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s2.64

v3.c42.s2.64

The harītakīkalpa of the Bower MS has parallels in the harītakīkalpas of the Hāritasamhitā (Kalpa 1) and Aśvinīsaṃhitā.¹⁰⁷ The story about the mythical origin of harītakī is told in a number of medical texts.¹⁰⁸ In the same vein as many medical treatises, the Bower MS enumerates seven kinds of harītakī.¹⁰⁹ A close parallel to the śilājatukalpa occurs in the Carakasaṃhitā (Ci.13.48–65).¹¹⁰ Other versions of a śilājatukalpa form part of a number of medical treatises.¹¹¹ The third kalpa of the Bower MS, the citrakakalpa, has almost no parallels elsewhere in medical literature.¹¹²