In 600 BC, non-poisonous leeches were used to prevent blood clotting in post operative cases by
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Atreya
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Taittiriya
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C
Agnivesa
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D
Susruta Samhita
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Charaka Samhita
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Solution
The correct option is B Susruta Samhita The Sushruta Samhita is an important classical sanskrit text on medicine, which is considered to be one of the earliest major works related to the detailed study of medicine and surgery. Written by Sushruta, it is commonly dated to the period of 6th century BC.