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Chap. VIII.] KALPA STHANAM. 749
of Rajani, pasted with water, proves curative in the case
of a bite by a S'ata-padi (centipede). An Agada consist-
ing of Mesha-s'ringi, Vachd, Pdthd, Nichula, Rohini,
and Bdlaka is efficacious in all kinds of Manduka-
poisoning. An Agada consisting of Vacha, As'va-gandhd,
Ati-bald, Bald, Ati-guhd (Sala-parni) and AguJid (^Pris'ni-
parni) nullifies the poison of a VisVambhara insect.
An Agada consisting of S'irisha, Tagara, Kzcshtha, the
two kinds of Haridrd, Afns'u-tnati and the two kinds of
Sahd destroys the poison of an Ahinduka insect. Cooling
measures should be adopted in the night time in the
case of a Kandumaka-bite, since the poison which is
aggravated by the sun's rays in the day does not
prove amenable to any remedy, if applied at that time.
An Agada consisting of Chakra, Kushtha and Apdmdrga
is efficacious in a case of Suka-vrinta-bite. As
an alternative, the earth of a black ant-hill pasted with
the expressed juice oi Bhrmga would prove efficacious in
such cases. A plaster prepared with the earth of a
black ant-hill and the urine of a cow proves curative
in cases of bites of Hies, ants and mosquitoes. The
treatment of a case of a bite by a Prati-suryaka is the
same as that of a snake-bite. 27-36.
Origin and Classification of Scorpions
:— Scorpions are divided into three classe, viz.^
the mild-poisoned ones (Manda-visha), those whose
poison is neither mild nor strong (Madhya-visha), and
the strong-poisoned ones (Maha-visha). Scorpions
germinating from cow-dung* or from any other rotten
substances are Manda-visha. Those which germinate
from (decomposed) wood or (decayed) bricks are
Madhya-visha (with poison neither mild nor strong);
* Dallana says that by cow-dung (Gomaya) is meant the dung, the
urine etc. of not only a cow, but of a buffalo, etc. as well