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Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is known as a physician who edited the medical treatise entitled Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of classical Indian medicine and Ayurveda, included under Brhat-Trayi.

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  • Annual meeting
  • Proceedings of the Charaka Club; 2, (1906)
  • Proceedings of the Charaka Club; 5, (1919)
  • The Proceedings of the Charaka Club. Volume I.
  • The proceedings of the Charaka Club

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Scientist.name
Charaka
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Charak.jpg
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Portrait of Charaka
Scientist.birth_name
Charaka
Scientist.birth_place
Ancient India
Scientist.field
Medicine
Scientist.known_for
Charaka Samhita
Scientist.native_name_lang
Sanskrit
Scientist.honorific_prefix
Maharshi

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Charaka
date of birth
0050-00-00
name in native language
चरक
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Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is known as a physician who edited the medical treatise entitled Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of classical Indian medicine and Ayurveda, included under Brhat-Trayi.

Charaka, also known as Charak acharya, was an ancient Indian physician and scholar who made significant contributions to the field of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine that originated in Indian subcontinent.

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