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758 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. VIII.
Padmaka and the bark of Arjuna, S'elu and Amrdtaka,
A bite by a spider of the Kasansk class is attended
with a flow of slimy cold blood (from the bite),
and with cough and difficult breathing, the treatment
being the same as in the case of a bite by a spider of
the Ratkd class. 52-59.
A bite by a spider (Lutd) of the Krishna^ class
smells of fecal matter and is attended with a scanty flow
of blood, as well as with fever, epileptic fits, vomiting,
burning sensation, cough and difficult breathing. The
treatment of such a patient should be taken in hand
without holding out any definite hope of recovery and
the remedy in this case should consist of an Agada
composed of Eld, Chakra, sarpdkshi, Gandha-ndkuli,
Chandana and the drugs known as the Mahd-sugandhi
(as described in the Dundubhi-svaniya chapter). The
case of bite by an Agni-varnat spider is marked by a
burning sensation in the seat of the bite, excessive
secretion (of blood), fever, a sort of sucking pain,
itching, horripilation, a burning sensation in the body
and eruptions of pustules. In a case of this type, the
patient may be treated with the Agada prescribed for
the treatment of a bite by a spider of the Krishna class
but no hopes should be held out. 60-61.
General Remedies :—An Agada made of
Sdrivd, Us'ira, YasJiti madhu, Chandana, Utpala and
Padmaka may be used with advantage in cases of
spider-bites of all types. The bark of S'leshmdtaka and
Kshira-pippala should be deemed equally efficacious in
all cases of spider-bites, and these may be employed
in any shape, viz., as snuff, potion, unguent, etc. 62.
We have described (the symptoms and the treatment
of the bites of) the eight classes of spiders which can be
cured with difficulty. Taose of the two classes (of the