A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.4

v3.c43.s24.4

The materia medica is mainly of the classical āyurvedic type, mercurial and metallic preparations being rare, but Kālidāsa added a large amount of religious and magical procedures to his therapeutic armamentarium.668 Some recipes which are designated as secret may be regarded as Tantric elements,669 as well as the mention of the Iḍā and Piṅgalā (19.6).