A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1454

v3.c46.1454

YOGARATNĀKARAYA, 170 a comprehensive treatise in Sinhala verses of various metres, based on classical āyurvedic texts. 171 The work consists of more than 4,500 verses, 172 arranged in forty-eight or forty-nine chapters, 173 dealing with the origin of āyurveda, groups of drugs, the treatment of pregnant women and children, the diseases from head to feet, gynaecology, surgery, and the examination of the pulse. The contents resemble those of the Prayogaratnāvaliya, Varayogasāraya and Yogārṇavaya. 174