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An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, vol. 1 (Sutrasthanam)
Sushruta; edited and translated by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. Calcutta, 1907.
What it is
The first volume of the first complete English translation of the Sushruta Samhita, the classical Ayurvedic treatise best known for its surgery. This volume, the Sutrasthanam, sets out first principles, the groups of drugs, and the qualities of foods and drinks.
Whose knowledge it records
The classical Ayurvedic tradition attributed to Sushruta. Edited and translated by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna, an Ayurvedic physician of Calcutta.
Passages transcribed
- Chap. XLVI: Vrihati, Patola, Vártákam, Káravellakam and the bitter herbs (a section, p. 518) (p. 518)
- Sutrasthanam, ch. XLVI: Kusumbha, linseed and mustard (Sarshapa) (pp. 478–479)
- Sutrasthanam, ch. XLVI: spices and herbs, to the lines on dry and fresh ginger (pp. 510–511)
- Sutrasthanam, ch. XLVI: the lines on Jiraka (cumin) (p. 511)
- Sutrasthanam, ch. XLVI: the lines on Kustumvari (coriander seed) (pp. 511–512)
- Sutrasthanam, ch. XLVI: Tilam (sesame) (pp. 476–477)