Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā

Vāgbhaṭa

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This seventh-century text of Āyurveda synthesized the work of Ćaraka and Suśruta to give a clear formulation of illness (as imbalance of the humours), and was used as a textbook because of its orderly presentation.

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Alternative Title: Vāgbhaṭa
Collection: Wellcome Collection
Extra Language Label: Sanskrit
Extra Source Serial No: 343
Identifier: MS Sanskrit gamma 45
Institution: Wellcome Collection
Sub Collection: Sanskrit gamma
Subject: Āyurveda, Medicine
Title: Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā
Material: Paper
Physical Completeness: Incomplete
Condition: Good
Folios: 3
Country: UK
Attribution: Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0.
Note: This seventh-century text of Āyurveda synthesized the work of Ćaraka and Suśruta to give a clear formulation of illness (as imbalance of the humours), and was used as a textbook because of its orderly presentation.

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Reference number: MS Sanskrit gamma 45
Language: Sanskrit
Script: Devnāgarī
Subject: Āyurveda, Medicine
Repository / institution: Wellcome Collection
Material: Paper
Public access: Published public record

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