A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.311
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.311
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653 The Suśrutasaṃhitā enumerates a śatapattra among the viṣkiras (Sū.46.59) and the pratudas (Sū.46.67); the bird is a pratuda in the *Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha* (Sū.7.69cd). The śatapattra is also found at Ca.I.12.76 and Ka.1.8. P. Rāy and H.N. Gupta (1965): *Picus martius*, the black wood-pecker. P.V. Sharma: black wood-pecker. Gulabkunverba: wood pecker. R.K. Sharma and Bhagwan Dash: idem. See on *Dryocopus javensis hodgsonii* (Jerdon), the Indian great black woodpecker: S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 4, 208–209.
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- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit