Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t2.20

v1.c6.s2.t2.20

Before long, standard medical works began referring to Indian medicine and surgery as seen in Sun Simiao’s 孫思邈writings.⁸ He was a famous medical personality who lived in 7th century CE. He had studied Buddhism and Taoism too. His work also lists several medicinal formulae attributed to Jīvaka,⁹ a great medical personality of ancient India.