A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.85

v1.c11.85

The monthly regimen during pregnancy is dealt with.259 Ātreya rejects an opinion current among women and gives his view on the development of striae (kikkisa);260 he also refutes Bhadrakāpya’s thesis on the origin of tawniness (paiṅgalya) in the child (8.32).261