Charak Samhita

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दष्टमात्रो दशेदाशु तं सर्पं लोष्टमेव वा | उपर्यरिष्टां बध्नीयाद्दंशं छिन्द्याद्दहेत्तथा ||२५१||

sanskrit

Immediately after a snake bite, the person should bite the snake itself if possible or otherwise bite a clod of earth. Thereafter a tourniquet should be tied above the site of bite and the place of bite should be incised as well as cauterized.

english translation

daSTamAtro dazedAzu taM sarpaM loSTameva vA | uparyariSTAM badhnIyAddaMzaM chindyAddahettathA ||251||

hk transliteration