A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s17.t2.9
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s17.t2.9
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v3.c43.s17.t2.9
An argument in favour of the thesis that the Dhanvantariyanighaṇṭu was subject to a process of gradual growth, resulting in accretions of a later date, is based on Kṣirasvāmin’s acquaintance with it. It has been suggested that an earlier version must have existed, since the treatise in its present shape, describing, for example, opium and zinc, cannot possibly date from the first half of the twelfth century,341 the period in which Kṣirasvāmin lived.342 The structure of the Dhanvantariyanighaṇṭu, especially its deal-