A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s6.4
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s6.4
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v1.c26.s6.4
An Arabic author who does undoubtedly refer to the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā is ‘Alī ibn Sahl al-Ṭabarī, who names among his Indian medical sources Caraka, Suśruta, the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya, and the Nidāna in his Firdaws al-ḥikma fī’l ṭibb, written in A.D. 849/850.500 The Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya is quoted by name once;501 material deriving from the Hṛdaya is found in several chapters.502
Cites (4)
- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Añjananidāna — Agniveśa, Sanskrit