A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.141
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.141
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²⁴⁰ Kaviratna: enlarged tonsil. Not mentioned in Ca.Ci.12; mentioned at Ca.Sū.28.14, Śā.7.11, Si.2.22. Cf. Su.Ni.16.40–41. Galaśuṇḍikā is mentioned at Bhela Śā.7.5 (a minor part of the body), Ci.21.49–50 (origin and treatment), Si.2.5. Compare on the term kākala (Gulabkunverba: base of the palate; P.V. Sharma: uvula), employed in Caraka's description: Su. Śā.5.26 and Ḍalhaṇa's remarks: the kākalaka is the galamanī, commonly called ghaṇṭikā. Ghaṇṭikā is the name of a disease in the Hārītasamhitā (III.20.7; 46.26 and 31).
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- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Hārītasaṃhitā — Hārīta, Sanskrit
- Bheḷasaṃhitā — Bheḷa, Sanskrit