Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t2.44

v1.c6.s2.t2.44

With ideas and techniques, technical terms traversed too eg Nao sha for *Navasāra* ie Ammonium chloride and Totamu for *Tutthanāga* ie zinc (frequently used in alchemy and metallurgy) and Zuo dao yao for *Bastinetra* which was employed in gynecology. Medical personalities like Jīvaka or Qi po 耆婆, Kaśyapa or Ka ye fo 迦葉佛 and ‘Rāvaṇa’ or Lu fu na 囉哺拏 are mentioned in the context of gynecology, obstetrics and pediatrics respectively.²⁰ Both Jīvaka's and Kaśyapa's names are closely related to ancient Indian female pathology and pediatrics.²¹ Likewise Rāvaṇa’s name is associated with pediatrics in ancient Indian medicine.