Method of extracting an obstructed fetus

Removing an obstructed fetus lying among the intestines, liver and spleen is very hard; the physician is to explain the difficulty to the king and the relatives, smear his nail-trimmed hand with slippery drugs and ghee and draw the fetus out compassionately without harming mother or child. Verse 56 (PDF 277) lists ways of pulling it as it lies, turning, sliding or pulling at once, and says mantras are to be recited; verse 57 adds a paste of langali root on the abdomen and soles and dhattura or apamarga root placed on the head.