A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s12.46

v3.c42.s12.46

Nosological features with a bearing on the chronological position of the Kāśyapasaṃhitā are the separate chapters of the Khilasthāna on śūla and amlapitta, diseases not yet described as distinct nosological entities by Caraka, Bhela, Suśruta, and Vāgbhaṭa, but appearing as such in the Mādhavanidāna, where, however, the descriptions are so much different that the Kāśyapasaṃhitā and Mādhavanidāna may be regarded as completely independent in this respect. The absence of any influence from the side of the Mādhavanidāna strengthens the view that the Kāśyapasaṃhitā is earlier and may tentatively be placed in about the seventh century.³⁴³