A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.6

v3.c46.6

A pāka is defined as a variety of avaleha (linctus), the difference being that an avaleha is a soft, a pāka a solid type of preparation. The general procedures for preparing a pāka and an avaleha are described in the introductory verses. Although pākas, together with avalehas, constitute the majority of the formulae, the treatise also contains recipes for a guḍa, some khaṇḍas, a lauha, and some modakas.