The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c11.32
The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c11.32
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c11.32
We have certainly to reject opinions similar to those of Nearchos, the belief in the perpetual health of Indians being a proof of the insufficiency of information. The evidence of Megasthenes who had lived for a long time in India as ambassador and not for a short period as a conqueror is necessarily more competent and is to be accepted as it is in full accord with all the Indian data.