GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the father of Ayurveda?
A
Charaka
B
Dr Vikram Sarabhai
C
Jagadish Chandra Bose
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Charaka is called ‘Father of Ayurveda’. In his book ‘Charaka Samhita’ he had mentioned about 340 plant types and about 200 animal types.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dhanvantari (Sanskrit: , romanized: Dhanvantari, Dhanvamtari, lit. ‘moving in a curve’) is the physician of the devas in Hinduism. He is regarded to be an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda.

Detailed explanation-3: -Born in 300 BC Acharya Charak was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. Acharya Charak has been crowned as the Father of Medicine. His renowned work, the “Charak Samhita“, is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda.

Detailed explanation-4: -The golden age of Indian medicine, from 800 bce until about 1000 ce, was marked especially by the production of the medical treatises known as the Charaka-samhita and Sushruta-samhita, attributed respectively to Charaka, a physician, and Sushruta, a surgeon.

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