Open AccessMedical geography in Charaka Samhita
Author(s) -
KR Bhavana,
. Shreevathsa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.158984
Subject(s) - position (finance) , geography , medical literature , history , medicine , pathology , business , finance
Charaka Samhita is the oldest and the most authentic treatise on Ayurveda and is the ancient medical science of India. Apart from giving information on medical conditions and their treatment; it also gives valuable information on geographical, social, and economic conditions of India. This article is an attempt to explore geographical conditions of the ancient India, its geographical position in present India and its medical significance.