Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine, and the Charaka Samhita is one of the oldest and most important ancient texts on Ayurveda. It is written in Sanskrit, in the form of poetry, as poems are easier to remember than prose.
The Charaka Samhita has 8 sections and 150 chapters. It describes over 600 drugs that can be obtained from animals, plants and minerals. It also had a code of conduct for doctors. It says, “A doctor must not betray his patients even at the cost of his own life.” Some people believe the Charaka Samhita was written by a group of scholars. Others say that a famous physician called Charaka who lived during the reign of Kanishka, and was one of the founders of Ayurveda, wrote it.
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