Li X L, Wu L, Wang Z
College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
College of Ethnomedicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2022 Jan 28;52(1):33-40. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20210423-00059.
Ayurveda can be traced back to 3000BC. It is the principal part of traditional medicine in India and other South Asian countries. It was divided into four historical periods according to the academic circle in India, ie. the Vedic period, the Samhita period, the Sangraha period and the modern period. The literature in the Vedic period mainly included , , . In the Samhita period, the ", namely, , and were published, indicating that Ayurveda had developed into a full-fledged medical system. In the Sangraha period, the , namely, , and were published. At this time, a large number of annotated texts for these medical books emerged, which kept driving Ayurveda improvements. Since the modern period, Ayurvedic classical works were rearranged, edited and translated into different languages as cultural heritage, drawing attention worldwide. While the research to these works has been conducted widely in China, they are still short of systematic and professional translation and in-depth studies. This paper attempts to introduce the literature related to Ayurveda systematically, to pave the way for further research of Ayurvedic literature in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
阿育吠陀可追溯到公元前3000年。它是印度和其他南亚国家传统医学的主要组成部分。根据印度学术界的划分，它分为四个历史时期，即吠陀时期、集期、集成期和现代时期。吠陀时期的文献主要包括《梨俱吠陀》《夜柔吠陀》《娑摩吠陀》。在集期，出版了《阇罗迦集》，即《阇罗迦本集》《妙闻集》和《阿斯坦伽本集》，表明阿育吠陀已发展成为一个成熟的医学体系。在集成期，出版了《八支心要集》，即《八支集要》《医理精华》和《寿命吠陀》。此时，出现了大量针对这些医学书籍的注释文本，不断推动阿育吠陀的完善。自现代时期以来，阿育吠陀经典著作被重新整理、编辑并翻译成不同语言作为文化遗产，引起了全世界的关注。虽然中国对这些著作的研究已经广泛开展，但它们仍缺乏系统专业的翻译和深入研究。本文试图系统介绍与阿育吠陀相关的文献，为中医领域进一步研究阿育吠陀文献铺平道路。
