A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c57.415

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v4.c57.415

253 The *Carakasaṃhitā* (Ni.3 and Ci.5) and the *Suśrutasaṃhitā* (U.42) acknowledge five types of *gulma*, caused by *vāta*, *pitta*, *kapha*, *sannipāta*, and blood. The *Hāritasamhitā* fails to describe *raktagulma* as a disease only occurring in women.

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Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit