A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.78

v3.c52.78

The viṣas are variously classified into groups consisting of thirteen, eighteen and nine items; two classifications of the upaviṣas are mentioned; the first group consists of snuhī, arka, lāṅgalī, guñjā, hayāri, viṣamuṣṭikā, jepāla, unmatta, and ahiphena (223); the second group is composed of bhallātaka, ativiṣā, four types of khākhasa, two types of karavīra and ahiphena, four types of dhattūra, two types of guñjā, nirviṣī, viṣamuṣṭi, and lāṅgalī; bhaṅgā and sehuṇḍa, left unmentioned in the classifications, are also described (226);