A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.39

v3.c49.s1.39

Four varieties of kāsīsa are described: (a) vālukākāsīsa, white in colour; (b) puṣpa- or padmakāsīsa, yellow in colour; (c) dhātu- or muktakāsīsa, black in colour; (d) a green variety (II, 149–150). Two varieties of kāṅkṣī, tuvarī or saurāṣṭrī are distinguished: piṭikā and phullikā or phullatuvarī; gopīcandana is one of the names of kāṅkṣī (II, 152); the essence of tuvarī is called sphaṭikā (II, 154). Haritāla is of four kinds: pattra- and piṇḍaharitāla, godanta, vakadāla (II, 155). Manaḥśilā is of three kinds: śyāmāṅgī, kaṇavirakā and khaṇḍākhyā (II, 196). Añjana is of six kinds: sauvīrāñjana, nīlāñjana, rasāñjana, sroto’ñjana, kulatthāñjana and puṣpāñjana (II, 201); three types of rasāñjana are distinguished (II, 203). Gaurīpāṣāṇa is also called dārumūṣaka, mūṣaka and sambala; a red, yellow and white variety are distinguished (II, 213). A varāṭī or kapardī is killed by means of an apparatus called pāṇikāyantra (II, 219). Girisindūra is regarded as an upadhātu of lead; two varieties are distinguished: girisindūra and nāgasindūra (II, 222–223).³⁵