A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c50.s6.5

v3.c50.s6.5

Chapter eleven (135 verses)¹⁶ describes two systems of weights (mānaparibhāṣā; 1–13), lists the eighteen saṃskāras (14–16), deals with the doṣas of mercury (20–25), and gives an account of a number of saṃskāras and related subjects (29–135). These saṃskāras and related subjects are: svedana (29), mardana (30–33), mūrchana (34–35), utthāpana (36), pātana (37–46), rodhana (48), niyāmana (49), dīpana (50–52), the rasamūlikā plants (53–59), bandha (60–107), strīdrāvaṇa (108–112), killing (māraṇa) of mercury (113–121), the uses of the ashes (bhasman) of mercury (122–127), two series of kakāras (128–130),¹⁷ and the treatment of disorders caused by mercurial preparations (132–135).