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Charaka Samhita

The Charaka Samhita (Sanskrit: चरक संहिता, romanized: Caraka-Saṃhitā, lit. 'Compendium of Charaka') is a Sanskrit text on Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), attributed to Charaka (c. 1st–2nd century CE) and later revised by Dṛḍhabala. It presents theories of physiology, diagnosis, anatomy, and tridosha (three humors of the body), and is considered…

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Author
Charaka
Chapters
120 (in 8 books)
Language
Sanskrit
Period
1st-millennium BCE
Religion
Hinduism
Sutras
Ayurveda

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related to Bibliography · 74
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related to External links · 49
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related to Comparison with Sushruta Samhita · 22
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related to Medical education · 10
Charaka Samhita → Caraka Samhita, Chapter VIII, Charaka Samhita's Vimana Sthana, Kaviratna, Rishi, Sharma, Shaucha, The, The Charaka Samhita, When
related to Physician, nurse, patient and medicines · 8
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related to Sexual health · 6
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related to Ancient pharmacy · 4
Charaka Samhita → Chikitsa Sthana, Numerous, The, XXVI

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Charaka SamhitaChapters120 (in 8 books)1.00infobox
Charaka SamhitaLanguageSanskrit1.00infobox
Charaka SamhitaPeriod1st-millennium BCE1.00infobox
Charaka SamhitaReligionHinduism1.00infobox
Charaka SamhitaSutrasAyurveda1.00infobox
Charaka Samhitais aoldest known Hindu text on Ayurveda0.90text
Indra are described as sources of medical wisdominstance ofthe text presents its knowledge within a traditional framework in which divine figures0.80text
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medical knowledge in early Indian thoughtinstance ofthe text presents its knowledge within a traditional framework in which divine figures0.80text
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