A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c62.231

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447 The beginning of the chapter declares that the body of a horse has 72,000 nāḍīs (the same number as in humans); eight, or according to another tradition, seventeen of these can be used for bloodletting. Barley (yava) is recommended as the best food for horses, chickpeas (caṇaka) or Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal = Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq. (mukuṣṭa) being the second choice; see P.K. Gode's articles on this subject: (1946d1), (1946e), (1946f), (1946g), (1947b).