The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c8.148

c8.148

² *Caraka, Sūtr., XII-4.* The epithet of "dried up" seems to contradict that of "swollen" but there is no such conflict. It is common knowledge in clinical practice that a part of the body, the upper part, for example, appears thin and dry when there exist also liquid discharge and oedemi.