Charaka

Charaka (perhaps 6th century BC) is one of the founders of Ayurveda.
According to Charaka, health and disease are not predetermined and life may
be prolonged by human effort.

According to the Charaka tradition, there existed six schools of medicine,
founded by the disciples of the sage Punarvasu ?treya. Each of these
disciples, Agnivesha, Bhela, Jat?karna, Par?shara, H?r?ta, and Ksh?rap?ni,
composed a Samhit?. Of these, the one composed by Agnivesha was supposed to
be the best. The Agnivesha Samhit? was later revised by Charaka and it came
to be known as Charaka Samhit?. The Charaka Samhit? was revised by
Dridhbala.

?yurveda is traditionally divided into eight branches which, in Charaka's
scheme, are: 1. s?tra-sth?na, general principles; 2. nid?na-sth?na,
pathology; 3. vim?na-sth?na, diagnostics; 4. shar?ra-sth?na, physiology and
anatomy; 5. indriya-sth?na, prognosis; 6. chikits?-sth?na, therapeutics; 7.
kalpa-sth?na, pharmaceutics; and 8. siddhi-sth?na, successful treatment.

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