A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.67

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Surgical interventions mentioned are: chedana (excision), bhedana (incision), vyadhana (puncturing), dāraṇa (rupturing), lekhana (scraping), utpāṭana, 158 pracchana (scarification), sīvana (suturing), eṣaṇa (probing), kṣāra (the application of caustics), and jalaukas (the application of leeches) (11.55). 159