Federal State Budget Educational Establishment of Higher Education “ Penza

institute Department of History Course Paper in History of Medicine Charaka Samhita
Student: Ayman Jibawi Group:

19lc1a Check: Tatyana Gavrilova

principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda,

a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. Acharya Charak has been crowned as the Father of Medicine.
 His renowned work, the “Charak Samhita“, is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda. His principles, diagnoses, and cures retain their potency and truth even after a couple of millennia.
Acharya Charak revealed through his innate genius and enquiries the facts on human anatomy, embryology, pharmacology, blood circulation and diseases like diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease, etc.

and functions of 100,000 herbal plants.
 Charaka emphasized the influence of

diet and activity on mind and body.
Charaka proved the correlation of spirituality and physical health contributed greatly to diagnostic and curative sciences.
 Acharya Charak made landmark contributions to Ayurvedal.

Head, eye and throat medicine
Kaaya Chikitsa- Mental Health
Kaumarbhrtya Chikitsa- Pediatrics
Aganda

Tantra- Toxicology
Raasayana Tantra-Pharmacology
Vaajikarana Tantra- Reproductive Medicine

1898, founded by four doctors- Charles. L. Dana, Joseph Colleirs,

Fedrick Petterson and Barnad Sachs.
It was in the eighth meeting of the club that the name Charaka was adopted for the club when in a paper presented by Barnard Sachs- it was mentioned that Charaka was one of the oldest scholar associated with medicine.

soul.
Ayurveda is the most sacred science of life, beneficial to

humans both in this world and the world beyond.

CHARAKA SAMHITA

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