A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1214

v3.c46.1214

Many of the preparations described are intended for use at a royal court. 561 A not inconsiderable number of them are provided with names; some are said to have been invented by divine authorities or kings. 562 The author incorporated a large number of formulae for the substances called bukā (units 10 and 24–42) 563 and javādi (units 5, 20–22, 46, 48). 564 The substances described were not only used as cosmetics and perfumes, but also to counteract diseases (units 23, 51, 77), for the purpose of vaśīkaraṇa (units 2 and 12), and for causing confusion in adversaries (mohana; unit 3).