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# Charaka

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Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is known as a physician who edited the medical treatise entitled Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of classical Indian medicine and Ayurveda, included under Brhat

##  Quotes by Charaka

> [A potent poison becomes the best drug on proper administration. On the contrary, even the best drug becomes a potent poison if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charaka/a-potent-poison-becomes-the-best-drug-on-proper-administration-on-the/)

[Charaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charaka/)

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> [A physician who fails to enter the body of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never treat diseases.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charaka/a-physician-who-fails-to-enter-the-body-of-a-patient-with-the-lamp-of/)

[Charaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charaka/)

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> [Life (ayu) is the combination (samyoga) of body, senses, mind and reincarnating soul. Ayurveda is the most sacred science of life, beneficial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charaka/life-ayu-is-the-combination-samyoga-of-body-senses-mind-and/)

[Charaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charaka/)

[Ayurveda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ayurveda/)

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