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Medicinal knowledge gained over trial and error over the thousands of years in India and neighbouring regions has been systematized thousands of years ago in a system of medicine called Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word, derived from two roots: ayur, which means life, and veda, knowledge. Knowledge arranged systematically with logic becomes science. During the due course of time, Ayurveda became the science of life. It has its root in ancient Vedic literature and encompasses our entire life, the body, mind and spirit.
Timeline of Indian Medicine
1000 BC - Atharva Veda.
600 BC – Codification of medical knowledge into Ayurveda.
400 BC – Caraka Samhita by Caraka.
400 BC - Susruta Samhita by Susruta.
700 AD - Ashtanga Samgraha by Vagbhata.
700 AD - Ashtanga Hridya Samhita by Vaghbata.
800 AD - Rasaratnakara by Nagarjuna.
900 AD - Rug Vinishchaya by Madhakara.
1000 AD - Siddha Yoga by Vrinda.
1000 AD - Nava Nitaka by Navanita.
1300 AD - Sharangadhar Samhiti by Sharangadhar.
1550 AD - Bhavaprakasha by Bhava Misra.
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