A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s6.3

v3.c44.s6.3

The author states that his therapy is partly based on his own experience, partly on that of his teacher, and partly again on medical treatises (4.21); recipes derived from his teacher are sometimes specified as such (1.28; 2.8); one recipe is said to be decidedly effective although not found in authoritative texts (1.22).⁵²⁸