A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1364

v3.c46.1364

The Laṅkābhaiṣajyamaṇimālā⁸ is a collection of recipes, arranged in twelve chapters (aṃśa): (1) an uddeśa of an introductory character (10 verses); (2) kalka (55 verses); (3) kvātha (60 verses); (4) phāṇṭa (12 verses); (5) cūrṇa (98 verses); (6) guṭikā (272 verses); (7) rasāyana (146 verses); (8) saṃdhāna (39 verses); (9) taila (125 verses); (10) pralepa (122 verses); (11) miśrabhaiṣajya (35 verses); (12) saṃmiśra (245 verses); an upasaṃhṛti (32 verses) is appended to the last chapter. Both āyurvedic and iatrochemical formulae form part of this therapeutic compendium.