A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c59.487

v4.c59.487

573 This disease produces a kind of ulcers (vraṇa) of the sexual organs in both men and women; it is not clear whether or not it is the same as syphilis, mentioned as phiraṅgāmayaka in the preceding chapter (117.37); the preparation of rasakarpūra, usually a specific against syphilis, is described in the chapter on ratirava; a separate chapter on phiraṅga is absent; Trimalla regards phiraṅga as a kind of upadaṃśa (phiraṅgākhyopadaṃśa: 117.30).