This section is from the book "The Sushruta Samhita", by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. Also available from Amazon: The Sushruta Samhita.
In the Kalpasthanam of his Samhita, Sushruta has described the symptoms of hydrophobia and snake bites, etc as well as those developed in cases of vegetable poisoning, together with their therapeutical treatment and remedies, which, if rightly studied and investigated, may yet throw a new light upon the subject.
It has been lately discovered by a German physiologist that tubercular bacilli do not thrive in goat's blood. The importance of goat's milk in colitis as an efficient agent in checking ferment in the intestines, or of the close contact of a goat as a powerful auxiliary in curing tuberculous phthisis was first demonstrated by Sushruta. Not only this - but the inhalation of the air of a cattle-shed and especially the fact that exhalations of goats, bodies tend to destroy the phthisis germs did not fail to attract the attention of the Indian Rishis; the fumigation of the sick-room with antiseptic preparations such as
(Asthanga dhupas) is purely Indian in its origin and in no way inferior to the modern introduction of Cogghill's respirators. The microscopic germs that are said to propagate septic fever otherwise called
are found very often to disappear under this Indian device where no medicines produce any impression. Thus many a wonderful discovery like the above hails from the dimness of a bygone age. Many truths lie embedded in the vast medical literature of the Brahmanas which claimed close attention and devout study, even by the western savants. We have not laboured in vain if these pages can help a little to revive the old genius of the Ayurveda, or help the progress of human Science one step onward towards the attainment of its goal.
PLATE No. I.
1. Anguli yantra.
2.Arsho yantra.
3. Ashmaryaharna yantra.
4. Basti yantra.
5. Bhringanmukha yantra.
6. Darvyakritishalaka.
7. Garbhashanku yantra.
8. Jalodar yantra.
9. Kakamukha yantra.
10. Kankamnkha yantra.
ll.Muchuti yantra.
12. Nadi yantra.
13. Rikshamukha yantra.
14. Sadansha yantra.
Vasti Yantra
SEE CHAPTER VII (Sounds Of A (Medicated) Drum, Etc., Possessed Of Anti-Venomous Virtues (Dundhubhi-Svaniya)).
PLATE No. II.
15. Shamipatra yantra.
16. Shaalaka yantra.
17. Sharapunka mukha.
18. Sinhamukha yantra.
19. Shvanamukha yantra.
20. Shanku yantra.
21. Snuhi yantra.
22. Tala yantra.
23 .Tarakshumukha.
24.Vrikanmkha yantra.
25 .Vrinaprakshalana yantra.
26 .Vyaghramukha yantra
27.Yugmashanku yantra.
28 Yonyavekshana yantra.
SEE CHAPTER VII (Sounds Of A (Medicated) Drum, Etc., Possessed Of Anti-Venomous Virtues (Dundhubhi-Svaniya)).
PLATE No. 111.
1. Ardhadhara shastra.
2.Atimukha shastra.
3. Ara shastra.
4. Badisha shastra.
5.Dantashanku shastra.
6. Eshani shastra.
7. Karapatra shastra.
8. Antarmukha kartarika.
SEE CHAPTER VIII (Classification Of Occular Affection According To The Different Modes Of Treatment (Netra-Roga-Chikitsá-VibháGa-VijnáNiya)).
PLATE No. IV.
9. Kritharika shastra.
l0.Kushapatra shastra.
ll. Mandalagra shastra.
12. Mudrika shastra.
13. Nakha shastra.
14. Shararirmukha shastra.
15. Suchi shastra.
16. Trikurchaka shastra.
17. Utpalapatra shastra.
18. Vetaspatra shastra.
19.Vrihimukha shastra.
20.Vridhipatra shastra.
SEE CHAPTER VIII (Classification Of Occular Affection According To The Different Modes Of Treatment (Netra-Roga-Chikitsá-VibháGa-VijnáNiya)).
 
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