A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s3.14

v1.c26.s3.14

The two sources at our disposal as testimonies of I-ching’s acquaintance with āyurveda thus show unambiguously that he was conversant with part of its theoretical structure and a large number of details concerning treatment, but failed to grasp the essential differences between Indian and Chinese medical thought. The travel report amply attests to his tendency of finding parallels and of his attempts at equating disagreeing concepts of both systems.