Charaka: Popular most Physician of Ayurveda
Charaka or Caraka is the most familiar name associated with the Ayurveda. one of the stalwarts of Ayurveda, who has redacted the Agnivesha Tantra (the book written by Agnivesha ) and made it to the Samhita form; today known as Charaka Samhita. History From the time of Vedas there is a community of sages, who are of 'Yayavara koti' (nomadic type) as mentioned by Yajurveda. Charaka is one among them, by which he moves from one place to another practicing and propagating the Ayurveda system. In Krushna Yajurveda (there are two types of Yajuveda i.e. Krushna and shukla) he is mentioned as the disciple of Vaisampayana (who is the commentator of Krushna Yajurveda). Bhavapraksha (one of the famous book of Ayurveda) mentioned him as an incarnation of the king of serpents i.e." lord Sesha". One more reference also suggested him a...