Astanga Hrudaya
अवस्थितं लोहितमङ्गनाया वातेन गर्भं ब्रुवतेऽनभिज्ञाः। गर्भाकृतित्वात्कटुकोष्णतीक्ष्णैः स्रुते पुनः केवल एव रक्ते॥६१॥
Garbhabhasa – False pregnancy: Finding the retention of (menstrual) blood inside, by vata, in woman and observing the signs of pregnancy, the unintelligent say that it is pregnancy by noting the discharge of blood only after the administration of drugs which possess pungent, hot (in potency) and penetrating properties.
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