A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.12
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.12
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v3.c43.s24.12
*The author* No particulars are known about Kālidāsa. He may be regarded as originating from Kerala on account of his mentioning a number of medicinal plants used in that region, and because he wrote the Dhārākalpa, which describes a therapeutic procedure that has always been in vogue there. He calls himself a devotee of Śiva (20.24). 719