Question

Who was Charaka? What is the name of his work? Describe one of his contributions in regard of the human body.

Answer 1

Answer:

charaka was the contributor of Ayurveda. His work is charaka Samhita. He said that human body has 300 bones

Answer 2

Charaka was one of the contributors to the development of Ayurveda in ancient times. He is known as the 'Father of Indian Medicine'.

Contributions and works of Charak

1. One of the works for which he is still known is the 'Samhita Charak. It was famous for serving the purpose of the only Encyclopedia about Ayurveda and classical Indian medicine.
2. He was the first person to recognise the concepts of digestion, metabolism and immunity.
3. With respect to the human body, he was one of the first persons to state that there were 300 bones in the human body.

Hence, Charaka is still remembered as a pioneer of Indian medicine.