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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|16th-century Indian physician}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bhavamishra&#039;&#039;&#039; was an Indian physician in the 16th century. He is one of the most revered writers in [[Ayurveda]] for his work &#039;&#039;Bhavaprakasha&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;Bhavaprakasha&#039;&#039; ==<br /> The &#039;&#039;Bhavaprakasha&#039;&#039; addresses the origin of medicine, cosmology, anatomy, embryology, dietetics, pharmacology, pathology and therapy, as well as the manufacture of aphrodisiacs and elixirs.<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;Bhavaprakasha&#039;&#039; mentions the [[syphilis]] introduced at that time by Portuguese traders, which it refers to as &#039;&#039;Firanga Roga&#039;&#039;, or &quot;the disease of foreigners&quot;. The work also includes a remedy for syphilis.<br /> <br /> [[Category:16th-century physicians]]<br /> [[Category:Indian medical doctors]]<br /> [[Category:Ayurvedacharyas]]</div>

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