A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c12.29

v1.c12.29

This chapter contains some verses of particular interest; the survival of a weak patient who gets rid of his disease all of a sudden is doubtful according to Ātreya; if his relations insist on it, a physician may prescribe meat soup to such a patient; his life is in danger if he does not improve after a month on this diet (9.15–17).⁴⁷