A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.4

v3.c43.4

The Aṣṭāṅganighaṇṭu, after quoting one of Vāgbhaṭa's gaṇas, proceeds with a string of synonyms of each of the drugs composing the group. A significant feature is that the author coined new synonyms for each of these drugs, in order to arrive at a clear characterization.⁷ In a few cases a member of a gaṇa has been suppressed.⁸