A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.10
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.10
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v1.c17.10
New elements, probably incorporated by this physician, are, in P.V. Sharma’s view: the references to turbans, shoes and umbrellas;³⁸ the importance of smoking;³⁹ the references to warm clothing;⁴⁰ the maternity home, described as a wooden structure;⁴¹ the importance given to the daily agnihotra ritual;⁴² the references to regions belonging to the Kuṣāṇa and Śaka territory, such as Bāhlīka,⁴³ Saurāṣṭra, Sauvīra, and Sindhu.⁴⁴