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Doe's milk (verse mṛgī) is one of the eight kinds of milk, all said to be wholesome for all beings.

Rajayakshma, also called kshaya and shosha, is described as a severe wasting disease of all three doshas that dries up the tissues and is the seat from which many other diseases arise.

The text says a newborn lives first on its mother's milk alone, then on mother's milk together with food, before taking food alone.

The introduction says that the treatment portion of the Kalyāṇakāraka resembles Caraka to a large extent, apart from the parts dealing with honey, wine and meat.