The Map of our old Bharat as places mentioned by Acharya Charaka. It is believed that he had established his Ashram in Himalayas (presently Charekh village,in Uttrakhand). There is also a strong tradition of belief in the village Charekh that Acharya Charaka belonged to Kashmir.
Today we have experienced a catastrophic Pandemic.
Over a millenia ago, Acharya Charaka had warned about such Pandemic and explained it's causes, effects and do's & don'ts in the Pandemic.
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The Medical science was classified into eight specialized branches by Acharya Charaka which shows his futuristic approach by suggesting the basic idea of super-specialty in Medicine.
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The increasingly popular concept of Psycho-somatic constitution i.e. Prakriti as a patient specific treatment approach was firstly explained by Acharya Charaka.
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In Ayurvedic Compendium Bhavaprakasha, it is described sage 'Charaka', born as the incarnation of 'Shesha Naga' the serpent King and the servant of Lord Vishnu. That is the reason Charaka Jayanti is also celebrated as Naga Panchami in many parts of India.
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