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Charaka


Charaka's (2nd Century B.C.) encyclopaedic treatise on Ayurveda as been studied and continues to be practised even today.

Charaka can be considered the father of Ayurveda, which is the ancient Indian science of cause and symptoms of diseases, medication and health, for his work Charaka Samhita is the encyclopaedic treatise on Ayurveda, studied and practised even today and has been translated into several foreign languages, including Latin and Arabic.
Charaka was the first physician to present the concept of digestion, metabolism and immunity.
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According to Charaka ( and Ayurveda), the body has three doshas or humours - pitta, papha and vayu (bile, phelgm and wind). Diseases occur when the balance among the three doshas is disturbed. The balance can be restored by medical drugs.
Over 2000 years ago, Charaka proclaimed that genetic defect in a child, like blindness or lameness is due to defect in the ovum or sperm of parents. Charaka rightly considered the heart to be the controlling centre of the body.
Digestion of food is considered an important factor for health by Charaka. Charaka laid stress on proper living, a regular routine and right conduct for mainteinance of health and vigour.
The value of Ayueveda, with its holistic approach to health, is being realised the world over today. The credit of bequeathing this precious legacy goes to Charaka, the son of a wandering sage, who travelled from pace to place on foot to cure the suffering masses.