A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.399
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.399
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329 Not mentioned in Ca.Sū.18. Discussed by Cakra in the context of visarpa, in his comments ad Ca.Ci.21.41. Chicken pox according to P.V. Sharma. Cf. Su.Ni.13.38. See on the history of chicken pox: R. Hare (1967): 121; the disease is not mentioned by Greek or Roman writers; chicken pox was described and differentiated from the milder forms of smallpox for the first time by Ingrassias in the sixteenth century.
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- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit