Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c7.s7.t3.98

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An anthill-like swelling, which has arisen from all the three humours (when disordered) in the neck, shoulder, armpit, and flat of the hand or foot, or in a joint, or in the throat, and which has gradually grown to a size, with numerous raised orifices running and pricking, and which spreads like erysipelas—such a disease the physicians call Valmīka, especially if it has been neglected and is of long standing.