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Ashtanga Hridaya

The Ashtanga Hridaya literally translates to "the essence of eight sections" that Ayurveda is divided into, and is considered one among the finest texts on the subject. It is said to have been written by the great Sage Vagbhata, and is chronologically placed after the publication of the Charaka Samhita and the Susruta Samhita.

Vagbhata is praised equally for the refined style in which he presented his work. Legend has it that he was born in the erstwhile kingdom of Sind, close to modern-day Karachi. His work shares more similarities in approach with Charaka than Sushruta. He made direct modifications to the previously accepted approach to surgery, and is said to have spent his last days in Kerala, directly contributing to its propagation in God's Own Country.

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