Hindu Medicine c7.175

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c7.175

The medical encyclopedia of Bhavamiśra, who flourished about 1550 A. D. in Northwestern India, summarizes the teachings of previous writers. He is the first to deal with syphilis (phiraṅga roga), the “Portuguese disease,” describing its three stages.

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