[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Indian Medical Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999) › v1.c23.167 # A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.167 A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.167 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c23.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999.v1.c23.167) Drugs, well known as to their nature (svabhāva), the actions of which are beyond discussion (amīmāṃsya) and inexplicable (acintya), should, based only on authoritative scripture (āgama), be used with confidence by a physician, without testing them again (40.19–21). - [Previous: v1.c23.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999.v1.c23.166) - [Next: v1.c23.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999.v1.c23.168) - [Up: v1.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999.v1.c23) ## Cites (1) - [Śvetāmbara Āgama](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta) — Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999.v1.c23.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.meulenbeld-1999.v1.c23.167) · Pramāṇa