Charak Samhita

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जङ्गमं स्यादधोभागमूर्ध्वभागं तु मूलजम् | तस्माद्दंष्ट्राविषं मौलं हन्ति मौलं च दंष्ट्रजम् ||१७||

sanskrit

The animal poison moves downwards whereas the vegetable poison moves upwards in the alimentary canal. Therefore, the animal poison cures poisoning by vegetable-poison and the poisoning caused by animal-poison is cured by vegetable poison.

english translation

jaGgamaM syAdadhobhAgamUrdhvabhAgaM tu mUlajam | tasmAddaMSTrAviSaM maulaM hanti maulaM ca daMSTrajam ||17||

hk transliteration