Three ancient works, viz. the Carakasamhita, the Susrutasamhita and the Astangahrdaya are considered to be the three basic and authoritative works of the Ayurvedic tradition. Their respective authors, Caraka, Susruta and Vagbhata are, therefore, haloed names in the field of Indic medicine. They flourished n hoary past, a few centuries prior to the Christian era and their works have since been reorganized, edited and redacted, several times, by their successors in ...
Vridhatrayi-History of Ancient Indian Medical Science
