A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1317

v3.c46.1317

The Sanskrit text of chapter sixteen of the Suvarṇaprabhāsa refers to six elements of the body, 1468 which is very remarkable, given the fact that their number is always seven in āyurvedic literature. Unfortunately, the items comprising the series are not listed. I-ching enumerates them in his version and completes the list by adding brain tissue as the seventh element, notwithstanding the fact that āyurvedic works have always śukra (semen) as the last element of the series.