Sushruta Samhita

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भवन्ति चात्र श्लोकाः- उष्णं समधुरं स्निग्धं गवां शृङ्गं प्रकीर्तितम् | तस्माद्वातोपसृष्टे तु हितं तदवसेचने ||५||

sanskrit

The leech with a warm, sweet, and oily nature is referred to as the one from cows' horns. Therefore, for conditions affected by Vata, it is beneficial to use this type of leech for bloodletting.

english translation

hindi translation

bhavanti cAtra zlokAH- uSNaM samadhuraM snigdhaM gavAM zRGgaM prakIrtitam | tasmAdvAtopasRSTe tu hitaM tadavasecane ||5||

hk transliteration