A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.2

v3.c43.s24.2

(1) The Vaidyamanoramā663 is a concise compendium on therapeutics. The work consists of about 660 verses and a number of prose passages,664 arranged in twenty chapters (paṭala). The verses are written in various metres and their language is simple, but often poetical, and full of similes drawn from mythology.665 The treatise is only concerned with therapy.666 It contains mostly short prescriptions; complicated formulae are rare.667