It presents most of the theoretical edifice of Ayurveda and concentrates on the branch of Ayurveda called kayachikitsa (internal medicine). For example, Charaka contains over 8,400 metrical verses, which are often committed to memory, in toto, by modern medical students of Ayurveda. Poetry was known to serve as a memory aid. The language of Charaka is Sanskrit and its style is poetry, with meter and melody. Dridhabala, living about 400 AD, is believed to have filled in many verses of missing text (perhaps up to 20%) in the Chikitsasthana and elsewhere, which disappeared over time. This work is sometimes considered a redaction of an older and more voluminous work, Agnivesha Samhita (46,000 verses), which is no longer extant. It is not known who this person was or, if indeed, this represents the work of a “school of thought.” It could have been from a group of scholars or followers of a man known as Charaka or an original composition from a single person named Charaka. It is felt to be one of the oldest and the most important ancient authoritative writings on Ayurveda. The Charaka Samhita is believed to have arisen around 400-200 BCE. The Great Three Classics of Ayurveda Charaka Samhita By Michael Dick, MS THE GREAT THREE AUTHORS
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