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Quite quite interesting at that. Thanks for the information which is worth disseminating especially among young researchers.
2. A similar observation by a military doctor responsible for determining cause of death among soldiers in large numbers quartered in a camp in jungle lead to discovery of sugar in urine or and vitamin (by polishing rice).
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God has created live saving compound and minerals in ingenious ways in Nature.

 

welcome and glad of your comments.
Thanks and regards.

 

glad that you asked.
2. Reply at seriatim.
1. There are always and were exceptional circumstances.
2. At and beyond certain age, memory becomes selective and forget to recall essentials. You call it AMNESIA.
3. NO comments except that I picked up this from school sanskrit text.
4. Ditto.
5 & 6. Time of the story - primitive.
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God created forest to facilitate Ramayana to take place and to affinity to rain bearing clouds.