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diseases, sex diseases and those connected with sex organs, are described in
details specifying each and every point in the analyses, diagnosis and
medicament.
Kalpasthanam : variety of kalpas of making the drugs, their applications and
uses for specific health problems are described here.
Siddhithanam : panchakarma, vasti, netra vasti, etc., are described including
variety of special treatments.
Thus the Charaka Samhita explains very systematically almost all aspects
of health. This <strong>book</strong> might have composed probably 2500 years ago, whereas
the subject matters in the same pattern were codified much earlier. It is
mentioned that the father of the modern medicines, Hoppocrates, studied the
science of medicines, using the Susrutha samhita and Charaka samhita.
ASHTANGA SANGRAHA OF VAGBHATACHARYA
The period of Vagbhatacharya is supposed to be somewhere between 1st
century AD and 3rd Century.
In Ashtanga sangraha also the subject matters are classified into
soothrasthana, sareerasthana, nidanasthaana, chikitsasthaana, kalpasthana
and uttarasthaana. Totally there are 150 chapters and the unique way of
presentation of subject matter in Ashtanga sangraha is the specialty of this
<strong>book</strong>. Here the author has meritoriously presented the information in sootras
as done by Patanjali in the yoga sutra. Vagbhatacharya has taken the
authentic subject matter for the body treatment from Charaka samhita and for
surgery, he has followed Susrutha samhita. Of course he has further improved
and simplified the subject matter. At random he has also given statements in
prose for describing th subject matter other than the poetic method of
presenting.
Many commentaries are available for Ashtanga sangraha and also many
additions and modifications were done by others to improve the subject matter.
ASHTANGAHRUDAYA OF VAGBHATACHARYA
In this <strong>book</strong> the subject matters are presented as follows:
sootrasthaanam, sareerasthanam, nidanasthanam, chikitsasthanam in which
the kayachikitsa (treatment for the body) balachikitsa (child care and
treatment) grahachikitsa (mainly connected with mental disorders and some
diseases presumed during those days based on planetary position in the
horoscope), urdhwanga chikitsa (treatment of the body parts) and salyachikitsa
(surgery). Then the kalpasthanam and uttarasthanam are described, as
mentioned in the ashtanga sangraham.
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