The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c8.s1.1
The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c8.s1.1
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c8.s1.1
In the Vedic *saṃhitās* therapeutics appears essentially as consisting of incantations, magical practices and prayers. As such, it could have only a slight echo in classical medicine, based on the knowledge of diseases and the determination of their causes.