A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.29

v3.c48.29

Chapter twenty-four (207 verses) is devoted to the bandha of mercury by means of mahārasas, uparasas and lohas. 21 Its subjects are: vaikrāntabandha (22–37; ten methods), kāntabandha (38–41ab), capalabandha (41cd–54ab; three methods), gandhakabandha (54cd–95; eight methods), tālakabandha (96–102ab), several types of laghubandha (102cd–154ab), nigalabandha (154cd–178), mūrchā (179–189ab), and jalūkābandha (190cd–208ab).