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A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c62.273

A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c62.273

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v4.c62.273

546 Ten diseases according to some, twenty according to others, but thirty according to Pālakāpya. These diseases do not occur in wild elephants. Nine additional pādarogas are of exogenous origin (āgantuka). The same chapter deals with the preparation of caustics (kṣārakarman) and with cauterization (agnikarman).