A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c51.s3.7
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c51.s3.7
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v3.c51.s3.7
Four varieties of mica (abhraka) are distinguished (pīta, sita, asita, and rakta, called respectively piṇāka, dardura, nāga, and vajra; 2.58–59). A nīlakaṇṭhamantra accompanies the killing of poisons (3.3–4ab). Upaviṣas mentioned are vajra, arka, heman, halinī, hayāri and viṣamuṣṭikā (3.9).¹⁴ Four varieties of bhṛṅgī¹⁵ are distinguished; their flowers are white, red, yellow and dark (kṛṣṇa) (3.13–15).