Ayurveda is an ancient science practiced since ages here are some relevant books and there authors as per NCISM syllabus 2021-presented by Dr Sakshi Bhardwaj-,BAMS,NDDY,MD(ayu.samhita and maulik siddhanta) some relatable tags ayurveda-ncism-author-samhita-carak-sushrutha-ashtanga-vagbhatta-hastayurveda-bruhatrai-laghutrai-madhava-bhavaprakasha-sharangdhar-bhashaijya-classical

1. Ithihasa- Syllabus point 2
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2. Atreya
• 4 personalities
• Punarvasu atreya
• Krisna atreya
• Bhiksuratreya
• Dattatreya
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3. Punarvasu atreya
• Founder of Atreya tradition
• Caraka Samhita- thus it told by Atreya
• Indra via Bharadwaja
• Son of Atri
• Candrabhagi – mothers name/ native place related to
Candrabhaga river
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4. Krisna atreya
• 3 references in Caraka Samhita
• Master of Cikitsa- Mahabharata
• Same as Punarvasu
• Surgeon- Sreekanta datta
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5. • Bhiksu Atreya
• First Discussion in Caraka Samhita.
• Dattatreya
• Son of Atri and Anasuya
• Nadi tatwa vidhi – text book witten
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6. Dhanwantari
• Founder of surgical tradition of Ayurveda- 700BC
• Court Physician of Vikramaditya- 100 BC
• Dhanu – surgical instrument
• God of medicine- bears a pot of nectar
• Divodasa Dhanwantari- King of Kasi, Teacher of Susruta,
Incarnation of Dhanwantari, trained Salya tantra 16
disciplines
• Nine gems of King Candragupta vikramaditya
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7. • Dhanwantari Nighantu, Cikitsa darsana, roga nidana,
Dhatu kalpa, Ajirna amruta manjari
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8. Kasyapa
• 2 persons
• Prime advisor of Ayurveda Paediatrics
• His advises compiled by Jivaka- Kasyapa Samhita
• One Among – Saptarshi-7 sages
• Learned Ayurveda from Indra along with Atri and Bhrigu.
• Marici Kasyapa- Father of Kasyapa
• Another one- master of toxicology
• Dasanga agada
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9. Agnivesa
• Brilliant student of Atreya
• 600 BC
• Agnivesa tantra
• Son of Agni- Mahabharata
• Sage related to sun lineage
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10. Susruta
• 600 bc
• Father of Surgery
• Son of Viswamitra
• Discipline of Divodasa Dhanwantari
• KASI- Varanasi
• Contemperory – Budha
• Vrudha susruta- Vrudha suruta tantra
• Ssruta Samhita- redacted by Susruta
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11. Bhela
• 600 bc
• One among six disciples of Atreya
• Bhela Samhita- text book- prose form
• Gandharva desa- Kandahar in Afganistan
• Seat of mind- middle of brain and soft palate
• Fever in animals
• Geographical disease
• Sudation -18
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12. Harita
• 2 persons
• Colleague of Agnivesa- 600 bc
• Son of Atreya
• Pseudo Harita- 1200 AD
• Text book – Vaidyaka sarvaswa, Harita Samhita
• 103 chapters, 8 sections
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13. Caraka
• 100 AD
• Master of general medicine-kaya chikitsa
• Redactor of Agnivesa tantra
• Inhabitant of Panchal desa- UP, utharakhand
• car means to move- wandering physician
• Patanjali, Panini and Caraka – as same person
• Considering as incarnation of Serpant God- Adi sesa
• Court physician of king Kanishka of Peshawar
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14. Drudbala
• 400 AD
• Redactor of Caraka Samhita
• 41 chapters- 17-cikitsa, kalpa and siddhi 12 each
• Son of Kapila bala
• Native of Panca nada pura- Kasmir
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15. Vagbhata
• 3 persons
• Vruddha vagbhata-400 AD, ASHTANGA SANGRAHA
• Laghu vagbhata- 600 AD, ASHTANGA HRUDAYA
• Rasa vagbhata – 1300 AD, RASARATNA SAMUCCAYA
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16. • Son of Simhagupta
• Disciple of Avalokita- buddhist
• Inhabitant of Sindhu desa
• Varaha mihira quotes vagbhata
• Hindu by birth, later adopted budhism
• Ashtanga sangraha- salutes budha
• Teacher of Indu and jejjata
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17. Nagarjuna
• 4 nagarjunas
• Redactor of Susruta Samhita- 200 AD, Added Uttara
tantra of susruta Samhita, 7 years later
• Founder of Alchemi-loha sastra-100 AD, Raseswara
darsana school, Siddha Nagarjuna- rasa kaksa
puta,rasendra mangala
• Bhadanta Nagarjuna- Rasa vaiseshika sutra, Keralite
• The buddhist monk- 100AD, Madhyamika siddhanta,
Author of Upaya hrudaya
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18. Jeevaka
• 2 persons
• 600 bc
• Legendary physician who got opportunity to treat buddha
• Son of courtesan Salavati and a prince kumara
• Kumara bhartrika- other name
• Educated from Takshasila
• Physician and surgeon
• Craniotomy
• Court physician of Bimbi sara
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19. Vrudha jivaka
• Master of paediatrics
• Known as vrudha-aged
• Son of sage riccika
• Inhabitant of Kanakhala
• Learned Ayurveda from Kasyapa
• Kasyapa Samhita-vrudha jeevakiya tantra
• Did not find any plant without medicinal value.
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