Caraka-Samhita Ebook

The Caraka Samhita is the oldest and best known classics of Ayurveda. It was written more than two thousand years ago by the physician and sage Caraka in the Sanskrit language as a textbook for the study of Ayurveda. To this day, the Caraka Samhita is the indispensable basic work for anyone who wants to apply Ayurveda as a physician, therapist or privately.

In total there are four volumes of Caraka-Samhita Ebook with the eight main parts of the Caraka-Samhita: Sutrasthanam (fundamentals, basic principles of Ayurveda); Nidanasthanam (diagnosis); Vimanasthanam (specific features and aspects of diseases); Sarirasthanam (the study of the human body, procreation, pregnancy and birth); Indriyasthanam (signs of imminent death); Cikitsasthanam (therapeutics); Kalpasthanam (preparations for emesis and purgation) and Siddhisthanam (Pañcakarma therapies).

Till now vol. 1 and vol. 2 with the sections: I. Vedic culture, II. Sutrasthanam, III. Nidanasthanam, IV. Vimanasthanam, V. Sarirasthanam and VI. Indriyasthanam are completed and available in English. From vol. 3 (Cikitsasthanam) thirteen chapters are completed. It will be completed soon and then vol. 4 will follow. (The whole book with all volumes is available in German language.)

Use this digital version of the Caraka-Samhita to familarize with Ayurvedic knowledge, to study Ayurveda or simply as a handy Ayurveda reference book.

ISBN: 978-3-000381188