Charaka Saṃhitā
The Kāyacikitsā cornerstone — internal medicine, doṣa theory, dietetics, ethics of the physician, and the eight branches of Āyurveda.
“Yathā piṇḍe tathā brahmāṇḍe” — As in the body, so in the cosmos.
- DecoctionAshwagandha Kshīra PākaCharaka Saṃhitā · Sūtra 4.18“Balā tu vāta-haritā balya-rasāyanī”
- DecoctionTriphala KvāthaCharaka Saṃhitā · Cikitsā 1.1.41
- RasāyanaCyavana-prāśaCharaka Saṃhitā · Cikitsā 1.1.62-74“Cyavano vṛddho jīrṇaḥ punar yauvanam āpa”
- Single HerbŚilājatu RasāyanaCharaka Saṃhitā · Cikitsā 1.3.49“Nānau roga bhavet loke jīryate yo śilājatu”
- FormulaVāsā AvalehaCharaka Saṃhitā · Cikitsā 18.166
- FormulaBrāhmī GhṛtaCharaka Saṃhitā · Cikitsā 10.25
