A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s32.2

v3.c42.s32.2

Contents This work, 162 based on treatises of predecessors, 163 consists of 592 verses, 164 divided into thirteen sections (varga): 165 (1) dhānyavarga; after verses on the tastes, vīrya and vipāka, Cakrapāṇi describes the properties of grain, pulse, sesamum, and related articles of diet; (2) māṃsādivarga, on the flesh of a long series of animals and the eggs of some of these; (3) śākavarga, on vegetables; (4) lavaṇādivarga, on types of salt and related substances, spices and condiments; (5) phalavarga, on fruits; (6) pānīyavarga, on various types of water and the watery juice from the coconut, young kramuka, and tāla; rules for the use of cold or warm water in diverse disorders, rules for the use of boiled water; (7) kṣīravarga, on milk and dairy produce; (8) tailavarga, on oils and some other fatty substances; (9) aikṣavādivarga, on products of the sugarcane and types of honey; (10) madyādivarga, on alcoholic drinks and other fermented liquids, on types of urine; (11) kṛtānnavarga, on prepared foods of a liquid and semi-liquid nature; (12) bhakṣyavarga, on prepared foods of a solid nature; (13) āhāravidhi, rules for serving and taking food, description of the digestive processes; anupānavidhi, rules for the use of anupānas, i.e., drinks to be taken during or after meals; guṇakarmāṇi, the effects of the qualities of foods and drinks on the human organism; svasthavṛtti, rules about the maintenance of health.