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710 See on quacks, ignorant physicians, etc., in Indian literature: A.L. Basham (1976): 30–31; P. Hymavathi (1993): 170; L. Siegel (1985), (1987): 165–181. A quack is described, for example, in Kṣemendra’s Narmamālā. A Telugu work, called Vaidyahāsyamu, contains numerous satirical verses on the subject (see P. Hymavathi, 1993: 170).