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42 See AVI 198. 43 See AVI 197. 44 NCC VIII, 297–298: a Tantra. See *Tāntrika Sāhitya* 291–292. 45 See also AVI 200. 46 See also II, p.8. Some Indian authors maintain that the circulation of the blood is described in ancient Indian medical treatises; see, for example, V.V.S. Sastry (1975). 47 See AVI 200. 48 See AVI 201. 49 Sarsaparilla (sālsā), i.e., *Smilax* species (AVI 201), or a synonym of *ākāśavallī* (P.V. Sharma, 1997). 50 A synonym of *arkaparṇī* (P.V. Sharma, 1997). 51 Mastic, i.e., the resin of *Pistacia lentiscus* Linn. (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). 52 *Capsicum annuum* Linn. (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). 53 *Coptis teeta* Wall. (miśmī titā) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). 54 The same as mājūphala (the galls of *Quercus infectoria* Olivier) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). 55 It may be *Lallemantia royleana* Benth. (tukhme bāluṅgā) according to P.V. Sharma (AVI 201). See *Abhinavanighaṇṭu* 177, nr. 619: bāluṅgā; H.M. Said (1970): 396–397 (tukhm-i-balanga); Daljit Simha (1974): II, 520–521 (tukhme bāluṅgā). Picchilā is also a synonym of śālmalī (*Dhanvantarinighaṇṭu* 5.127). 56 *Cucurbita maxima* Duchesne (P.V. Sharma, 1997). 57 *Rheum australe* D. Don = *Rh. emodi* Wall. ex Meissn. (revandacīnī) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997; compare S.S.R. Bennet, 1987). 58 *Abroma augusta* Linn. (uḷaṭkambal) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997; Daljit Simha, 1974: II, 81–82). See for studies of this plant: Akhtar Husain et al. (1992): 2; M.A. Iyengar (1976): 1; G.V. Satyavati, M.K. Raina and M. Sharma (1976): 1–3. Compare H.M. Said (1970): 21: uḷaṭkambal is *Aconitum heterophyllum* Wall. ex Royle. 59 The author states in a gloss (p.543) that it is the same as oḷaṭkambal (see preceding note). 60 The mucilaginous juice of *Aloe barbadensis* Mill. = *A. vera* Tourn. ex Linn. (musabbar) (AVI 201; Daljit Simha, 1974: II, 279–282). 61 I.e., gañjā (the dried flowering and fruiting tops of the female plants of *Cannabis sativa* Linn.) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997); it is said to promote fertility in women (p.540). 62 *Urginea indica* Kunth. (vanapālāṇḍu) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). 63 The seeds of *Plantago ovata* Forsk. (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). 64 A resin extracted from pine trees (gandhāvirojā) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). See on gandhāvirojā: Daljit Simha (1974): II, 303–306. 65 Salep (sālammiśrī, i.e., the tuberous roots of some orchid genera, including *Orchis*, in particular *Orchis latifolia* Linn.) (W. Ainslie, 1826: I, 368–369; AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). Compare *Abhinavanighaṇṭu* 242, nr. 855: sālabmiśrī is the same as Sanskrit sudhāmūlī. 66 *Piper cubeba* Linn.f. (śītalcīnī) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997); prescribed against aupasargikameha. 67 *Cassia angustifolia* Vahl (sanāy, i.e., senna) (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997); prescribed against mastīṣkavepana. 68 *Ipomoea* nil (Linn.) Roth (kālādānā) (AVI 201). 69 *Camellia sinensis* (Linn.) O. Kuntze, i.e., the tea plant (AVI 201; P.V. Sharma, 1997). See on tea in India: Hobson-Jobson; S.P. Sangar (1999): 93–105; G. Watt II, 65–83; WIRM III, rev. ed., 98–177.