Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.70

v1.c6.s2.t4.70

The name of the book is similar with those of *Bibliography of Chronicles of the Sui Dynasty* and *Collection of Important Prescriptions by Famous Medical Scientists in Western Regions* in meaning which implied the real nature of the literature itself. It shows, at that time, there were various medical books featuring diverse characteristics in the Western Regions whose contents were transcribed or assembled from the medical works of previous dynasties. In effect, regardless of “*Essentials of Prescriptions*” or “*Collection of Important Prescriptions*”, both can be viewed as the accurate translation of the word *samgraha* in *Astanga-samgraha*, a giant medical masterpiece in India in the 7ᵗʰ century. *Essentials of Prescriptions by Various Medical Scientists*, *Collection of Important Prescriptions by Famous Medical Scientists in Western Regions* and *Astanga-samgraha* all boast similar nature, representing the close relationship between the Indian and Western medical science as well as the great influence of translation of the Indian medical literature on the development of the traditional Chinese medicine.