Part I has 5 leaves, and the incomplete treatise ends abruptly.[1] It is a fragment of a treatise on garlic, it medicinal properties and recipes, its use for eye diseases.[2] It opens with a flowery description of the Himalayas, where a group of rishis reside, interested in the names and properties of medicinal plants. It mentions Vedic sages such as Ātreya, Hārīta, Parāśara, Bhela, Garga, Śāmbavya, Suśruta, Vasiṣṭha, Karāla, and Kāpya. Suśruta, whose curiosity is aroused by a particular plant, approaches muni Kāśirāja, enquiring about the nature of this plant.