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Charaka Samhita

Ayurveda — Sharira (anatomy and physiology), Swasthavritta (public health)

Who

Charaka — Physician

When

Date disputed; the received text is a redaction of an older tradition · disputed · disputed
The surviving text is compiled and later redacted

Where

Unknown or disputed.

Where in the text, and who commented

Passage not yet recorded.

What it carries into modern education

Human biology, health and first aid · CBSE · ICSE · IGCSE · IB — Anatomy by dissection and observation, digestion and metabolism, epidemiology of season and place, diet, sleep, daily and seasonal regimen, hygiene.

Medicine and surgery (MBBS, MS) — Internal medicine, surgery with a described instrument set, ophthalmology and ENT, obstetrics, paediatrics, toxicology, geriatrics and rejuvenation.

Evidence: traditionally attributed · no modern scholarly reference recorded yet.