A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c59.663

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130 This series has been taken from the introductory verses of the Madhukośa. 131 See the description of this work. 132 See the description of this work in the section on nāḍīśāstra texts. 133 Compare, for example, the chapters on atisāra, grahaṇī, and arśas of Nighaṇṭuratnākara and Bṛhannighaṇṭuratnākara. 134 The nature of this Ātreyasaṃhitā is not clear; one quotation (247) describes narasāra (= navasādara) and refers to the dolāyantra, another one (400) deals with the purification of jayapāla; narasāra and jayapāla are not found in early treatises. 135 CC: not recorded. 136 NCC: not recorded. 137 This may be Kṛṣṇadatta's commentary on Trimalla's Śataślokī. 138 These quotations are not from the Madanādinighaṇṭu. 139 The text quoted as Ga.ni. may also be the Gapanighaṇṭu. 140 I.e., the Arkaprakāśa, attributed to Rāvaṇa. 141 I.e., the Arkaprakāśa, attributed to Rāvaṇa. 142 NCC: not recorded. 143 CC: not recorded. 144 Quoted as Su.saṃ. 145 CC: not recorded. 146 Some of the sources cannot be identified because they are referred to by means of abbreviations which are not elucidated: A.hā (1008), Anaṃ.bhā (155), Ca. (71), Ca.Ci (71), Ca. su.saṃ. (830), Ḍa.ni. (80), Ḍra.ni. (155, 243), Ga.ni. (often), Ga.vi. (355, 356), Hi.saṃ. (840), Kā.ni. (205, 437), Mā.ni. (193), Ni.bhai. (555), Pra.bhṛ. (744), Śī.pra (153), Vai.a. (830), and Vai.vi.ni. (736). 147 See, e.g., the descriptions of the lungs (180), larynx (vāgyantra; 181–182), muscles (184: voluntary and involuntary muscles are distinguished), male (186–187, 191–193) and female (193–196) genital organs. 148 The identifications without reference to a source are those given in the edition. Compare the noteworthy substances described in the Nighaṇṭuratnākara. 149 Both types are identified as Merremia emarginata (Burm.f.) Hallier f. = Ipomoea reniformis (Roxb.) Choisy. The valid name is now Merremia gangetica (Linn.) Cufo. (see S.S.R. Bennet, 1987). 150 Dioscorea alata Linn. or D. bulbifera Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 611 and 613). 151 Dioscorea puber Blume (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 620). 152 Dioscorea prazeri Prain et Burkill (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 618). 153 Pachyrrhizus erosus (Linn.) Urban = P. angulatus Rich. ex DC. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1219). 154 Dioscorea alata Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 611). 155 The pineapple. 156 Acacia pennata Willd.; P.V. Sharma (1997): idem. 157 Naḍībhallātaka is not identified. 158 Glinus lotoides Linn. = Mollugo hirta Thunb.; P.V. Sharma (1997): idem. See also M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 801. 159 Hymenodictyon excelsum Wall.; the same as bhṛṅgāhvā of the Nighaṇṭuratnākara. P.V. Sharma (1997) agrees. See also M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 892.