[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c7.299 # Hindu Medicine c7.299 Hindu Medicine c7.299 - **Language:** English ### [c7.299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.299) Similar tales could be added indefinitely. Since the name of a thing in Sanskrit, the language of revealed wisdom, according to Hindu belief, expresses in a more or less cryptic way the nature of the thing in the realm of sound, medical knowledge offers many a clue to the character of diseases and drugs through tales disclosing the origin of their names; these mythical etymologies form part of their scientific description. - [Previous: c7.298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.298) - [Next: c7.300](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.300) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.299) · Pramāṇa