A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.12

v3.c47.12

BHOJA:40 (a) *Rājamārtaṇḍa*; (b) *Śālihotra*; (c) *Yuktikalpataru*.
(a) The *Rājamārtaṇḍa* contains a chapter on veterinary medicine.41
(b) The *Śālihotra*42 consists of 238 verses, which are for the greater part also found in Nakula's *Aśvacikitsā*.43 The subjects dealt with are: horses of uniform and mixed colours (1–7), the whirls of hair (āvarta or bhramara; 8–27), the measures of the various parts of a horse's body (aśvapramāṇa; 28–34), the speed (vega; 35–44), rules for riding (ārohaṇa; 45–56), pathophysiology (śleṣmaraktalakṣaṇa; 57–80),44 bloodletting (raktamokṣaṇa; 81–91), the regimen during the seasons (ṛtucaryā; 92–117), errhines (nasya; 118–122), poultices (piṇḍa; 123–128), the construction of stables (hayāgāra; 129–131),45 and