A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.43
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.43
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v3.c49.s1.43
The chapter on upaviṣas (III, 330–360) enumerates many names of the poisonous plants described; five varieties of karavīra are distinguished (III, 337) and four varieties of opium (III, 348); the resin from the flowers of hemp (i.e., hashish) is called gañjārasa (III, 351).