Which are the base texts of Ayurveda ?
The material scattered in the Vedas was collected, subjected to rigid tests of efficacy and systematically arranged. Such compilations were called Samhitas. Many of these compilations no longer exist. Only three authentic works have stood the test of time and are available today the Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita and Ashtanga Hridya Samhita. This great trio the Brihatrayi as it called has enjoyed much popularity and respect for the last two thousand years. Although these texts have undergone some modification by various authors in subsequent periods, their present form is at least 1200 years old. They are all in the Sanskrit language.
