A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s29.t1.2

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The pharmaceutical preparations are mostly of the classical types, with a rather small proportion of rasas; some pākas are also found in the work (5.16; 7.1–5 and 30–34; 8.18–20). Noteworthy is the frequent prescription of ākallaka (4.23; 5.18; 6.3; 7.3 and 35; 8.18, 34 and 39) and opium (ahiphena or nāgaphena; 4.19 and 24; 5.3 and 4; 6.12 and 17; 7.17; 8.6, 27, 30 and 39).