The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c12.s3.34

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¹ D.: poison of *Ficus glomerata* which is in reality the name of a skin-disease (*audumbara*, Suśr., Nid., V, 3), but the rat-poison, thought to be contained in its sperm, is well-known to Suśruta as giving rise to extended accidents, Kalp., VI, 5-7, which describes exactly the swellings, eruptions, fevers, panting, weakness, etc. caused by the corruption of blood.