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Āyurveda · Compilations c. 100 BCE – 500 CE · Sanskrit · Atharvaveda
Traditional: Caraka, Suśruta, Vāgbhaṭa redactors (traditional ṛṣis)
Scholarly note: Living medical śāstra; texts stratified over centuries.
Systematize health, disease, surgery, and rasāyana aligned with Atharvan healing hymns.
Extent · Caraka Saṃhitā, Suśruta Saṃhitā, Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya
Sthānas (sections) on diagnosis, pharmacy, and therapy.