A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c16.s5.3

v1.c16.s5.3

P.V. Sharma adduces in support of the thesis that Caraka was a resident of northwestern India the mention of articles of food that were much used there and exported to other regions. 202 Examples are: abhiṣuka, 203 akṣoṭa, 204 canaka, 205 grñjanaka, 206 kharjūra, 207 laśuna, 208 mṛdvīkā, 209 mukūlaka, 210 nikocaka, 211 palāṇḍu, 212 rājamāṣa, 213 urumāṇa, 214 vātāma, 215 and yavānī 216. Some more items of the same type are āruka, 217 bhavya, 218 cīnaka, 219 and ṭaṅka. 220 Condiments popular in the same region are hiṅgu 221 and kuṅkuma. 222