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686 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. II.
the seven bark-poisons, pith-poisons and g-um-poisons-
The milky cxudaticjns oi Kumudai^hni, Snuhi and
/dla-Kshiri are poisons and arc known as the three
Kshira-Vishas, Phcnds'ma-bhasma ( white arsenic )
and HaritAla ( yellew orpimcnt ) are the two mineral
poisons, Kdla/vuta, Vatsa-udb/ia, Sarshapaka, Pdlaka^
Kardamaka, Vairdtaka^Mustaka, S'ringi-vislia, Prapaun-
darika, Mulaka, Hdldhala, Mahd-visha and Karkataka,
numbering thirteen in all, arc the bulb-poisons Thus
the number of poisons obtained from the vegetable
and mineral world iSthAvara) amount to fifty-five in
all. 4-II.
IVIctrical Text:— There arc four kinds of
Vatsa ndbha poisons, two kinds of Mustaka and six
kinds of Sarshapaka. The remaining ones have no
difTcrcnt species. 12.
Effects of poison on the human organism
: —Root-poisons or poisonous roots produce
a twisting pain in the limbs, delirium and loss of
consciousness. A leaf-poison or poisonous leaf gives
rise to yawning, difficult breathing and a twisting pain
in the limbs. A fruit poison is attended with a
swelling of the scrotum, a burning sensation in the body
and an aversion to food. A fiower-poison gives rise to
vomiting, distensions of the abdomen and loss of cons-
sciousness. A bark-poison, or pith-poison, or gum-poison
is marked by a fetour in the mouth, roughness of the
body, headache and a secretion of Kapha (mucus from
the mouth). The effects of the poisonous milky exud-
ations (of a tree, plant or creeper) are foaming from
the mouth, loose stools (diarrhoea) and a curvature
(drawing back^ of the tongue, whereas a mineral poison
gives rise to pain in the heart, fainting and a burning
sensation in the region of the palate. All these are