The Bower Manuscript (Bao Wei Er Xie Ben) is a Sanskrit document unearthed in Xinjiang in the 19th century. The ten drugs, which tasted sweet, and used widely were named as the "jīvanīya class of herbs" (Shi Tian Yao) in this document . It was found that "jīvanīya" tasted sweet, felt cold and was often used in tonic decoction for relieving serious vāta (Feng), with references to the ancient medical book Ayurveda and the modern Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia. "Jīvanīya" was constructed with different dossage forms, such as butter, oil, enema, ointment. It can treat some diseases of consumption of the lungs, epilepsy, consumptive diseases and fever of children in Bower Manuscript (Bao Wei Er Xie Ben). The theories of "jīvanīya" came from Ayurveda. Compared with the theories of traditional Chinese Medicine, the theory that "jīvanīya" can treat consumptive diseases appears similar to the theories in Su Wen about "Feng Xiao". The theories of Traditional Indian medicine and Chinese medicine appear resemblant, such as the commonalities in terms of using sweet tonics with liquorice and Fritillaria cirrhosa to treat comsumptive diseases.
《鲍威尔写本》是19世纪在新疆地区出土的梵文文书，其中常用的10种性味甘甜的配伍药物被称为“十甜药（jīvanīya）”。参考印度阿育吠陀经典古籍和现代阿育吠陀药典，研究发现：十甜药味甘、性凉，主要用于滋补、缓和过盛的风。该药存在酥油剂、油剂、灌肠剂、外敷膏药等多种剂型。《鲍威尔写本》医学卷中，该组合可用于治疗肺相关的消耗性疾病、癫痫、儿童的虚劳和发热。《鲍威尔写本》对十甜药的应用，源于阿育吠陀经典理论。再与中医理论进行对比发现，十甜药治肺虚的理念与《素问》论“风消”的理念相符。由此可见，印度传统医学与中医的理论，存在很多共性，如均以甜味药滋补，以甘草、川贝母为治肺病常用药。.