A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s2.19

v1.c23.s2.19

K.R. Srikanta Murthy 136 mentions as elements due to the reviser, whom he supposes to be a Nāgārjuna who lived in the fourth or fifth century: the reference to Subhūti Gautama; 137 the association of the surgeon with the king and his army; 138 the use of mercury as a medicinal substance; the presence of muraṅgī/muruṅgī as a medicinal plant; 139 the names of mountains and rivers found in Southern India.