A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s2.43

v3.c49.s2.43

The usual four varieties of mica (abhraka) are enumerated: piṇāka, dardura, nāga and vajra (3.35). Poisonous plants are eighteen in number: kālakūṭa, mayūrākhya, binduka, saktuka, vāluka, vatsanābha, śaṅkhanābha, sumaṅgala, śṛṅgī, markaṭaka, musta, kardama, puṣkara, śikhī, hāridra, harita, cakra, and hālāhala (4.1–3ab). Eight stages of poisoning are distinguished, characterized by udvega, vepathu, ghoradāha, patana, phena, vikalatā, jaḍatā, and mṛtyu (death) (4.23–25).