A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.127

v2.c33.127

125 Accidental burns and burns caused by the improper use of caustics (see the commentaries). This subject is not separately dealt with in the *Carakasaṃhitā*. Compare Pālakāpya's Hastyāyurveda, śalya 10.46–60 and śalya 25. See on burns and their management in Indian medicine: P.J. Deshpande and S.N. Pathak (1965a), (1966); G.D. Singhal (1986).