A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s48.42

v3.c44.s48.42

The first section, dealing with the aetiology and symptomatology of diseases, closely agrees with the Mādhavanidāna. The second section discusses some general subjects first, but is mainly devoted to therapy and consists of prescriptions which include rasas; it has also a chapter, called vīryastambhanādhyādhikāra, which contains formulae to increase the size of the penis in men and that of the breasts in women, to promote potency in men and fertility in women, etc., as usual in medical treatises of later periods; it describes sneha, vamana, virecana and related subjects as well. The third section is concerned with the purification of mercury, some metals, etc., and with the preparation of medicines containing chiefly inorganic substances. The fourth section deals with the medicinal qualities of foods, and the fifth section with the substitutes for a number of drugs. The work ends with verses on karmavipāka.