A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.5

v3.c48.5

The subjects of chapter one of section one (61 1/2 verses) are: introduction (1–8ab), the origin of mercury and its varieties (1.8cd–27ab), the names of mercury and their etymology (27cd–34ab), generalities on the doṣas of mercury (34cd–38ab), the five avasthās (38cd–39ab), the five gatis (39cd–42ab), the doṣas and their effects on the human system (39cd–53ab), and a ritual (53cd–62ab).