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Acharya Charaka is associated with the Charaka Samhita, the central text of Ayurvedic internal medicine. It explains health as a balance in the body, and discusses diagnosis, diet, lifestyle, medicines and medical ethics.
Key contributions
- Systematised Ayurvedic medicine: causes, diagnosis and treatment of disease
- Emphasised prevention, diet and daily routine for health
- Set out a code of conduct for physicians that is still quoted today