It contains 120 chapters and the author quotes Charaka, Susruta Bhela, Nimi, Kasyapa, Dhanvantari and other earlier authors and their works the chief source, however, is Ashtanga Samgraha. Many of the ayurvedic medicines are prepared through the methods described in Ashtanga Hridaya.Īshtanga Hridya Samhita is divided into sutra, nidana, sharira, chikitsa, kalpa, and uttara sthana, and was also written by Vagbhata. This text is considered as a combined form of both the Atreya and Dhanwanthari schools. The kapha subtypes are first listed and described in this samhita, with exhaustive explanation of vata, pitta, and kapha along with their five subtypes. Mainly focussing on kayachikitsa, Ashtanga Hridaya also discusses in detail about various surgical treatments.

It contains the salient features of the texts written by Charaka and Sushruta as well as the essence of Ashtanga Samgraha.The book contains about 7120 poetic verses. It contains information regarding the two schools of ayurveda, namely the school of surgery and the school of physicians.Īshtanga Hridaya Samhita is written in Sanskrit in the form of simple and easily understood poetic verses. It is predominantly based on the teachings of Charaka and Susruta Samhitas though it also gives its own views on different topics. It was written by Vagbhata around the 7th century (AD 500). Ashtanga Hridaya is the third major treatise on Ayurveda.

Ashtanga hridaya book in kannada