History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.102
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.102
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c15.102
"Of all cutting instruments and accessory cutting instruments, caustics are superior in as much as they perform the work of incisions, punctures and scarifications, relieve derangement of three humours and uniformly affect the diseased part to which they are applied. *Kshara* (caustics) are so called because they remove diseased parts and destroy the skin and flesh. They possess burning escharotic and lacerating properties. Caustics are acrid, hot and pungent.