A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s3.t2.5

v3.c43.s3.t2.5

Māhuka's therapeutical prescriptions are partly of a magical nature. Enlargement of the spleen, for example, is treated by throwing away, as far as possible, the root of indravāruṇī, divided into two halves, while pronouncing the name of the patient (4.121).³⁴⁰ Products of animal origin are repeatedly used,³⁴¹ as well as mercury.³⁴² Opium is absent.