A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s2.34
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s2.34
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v3.c49.s2.34
Chapter four (viṣalakṣaṇasevāparihāra; 31 verses) describes eighteen plants with poisonous bulbs or tubers (kanda) (1–10), their māraṇa (11–13), the way to employ them medicinally, together with the dosages (14–21), the seven stages (vega) of intoxication (22–25), a mantra preventing intoxication (26) and the way to use it (27–28), prescriptions against poisoning (29–31).