The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c9.56
The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c9.56
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The canals are denoted in the Vedic *saṃhitās* by the names of *nāḍī*, *dhamáni* and *hirā*. The first two have been preserved without any change in the Ayurvedic texts, the last one having been replaced there by the term, *sirā*.