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Including surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, and toxicology.
2026-11-10
Charaka Samhita — written in 100 BCE —
describes 600 medicinal plants and 8 branches of medicine.
Including surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, and toxicology. It remains the most comprehensive ancient medical text ever written and is still consulted by Ayurvedic practitioners worldwide today.
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