The Caraka Samhita (Expounded by the Worshipful Atreya Punarvasu, Compiled by the Great Sage Agnivesa and Redacted by Caraka and Drdhabala)

Contents: I. The section on general principles: Chapter 1: i. The quest for longevity. ii. Bharadwaja goes to Indra to learn the science of life. iii. Indra imparts the science to Bharadwaja.... Chapter 2: i. The seeds of rough chaff. ii. The virtues of Errhination. iii. Emetic drugs.... Chapter 3: i. The purging Cassia. ii. The fifteen applications in dermatosis. iii. The five applications in Vata.... Chapter 4: i. Six hundred purgative preparations. ii. Their six sources. iii. The five substrata of decoctives.... Chapter 5: i. Eat in measure. ii. Measure relative to gastric fire. iii. The measure of food..... Chapter 6: i. The regimen of man. ii. Seasonal homologation. iii. The seasonal divisions of the year.... Chapter 7: i. Non-restraint of urges. ii. The Urges that are not to be restrained. iii. The Evils of restraining the urge.... Chapter 8: i. The discipline of the senses. ii. The description of  the senses. iii. The indication of the mind..... Chapter 9. i. The four pillars of treatment. ii. The definition of health and of disease..... Chapter 10: i. The major chapter on the four-fold basic factors of therapeusis. ii. The adequacy of the basic factors of health. .... Chapter 11:  i. The three pursuits of man. ii. The pursuit of life. iii. The pursuit of wealth.... Chapter 12: i. The salutary and the unsalutary influences of Vata. ii. The discussion among the sages. iii. The exciting factors of Vata..... Chapter 13: i. Oleation therapy. ii. Agnivesa\'s queries regarding oleation...Chapter 14: i. The sudation therapy. ii. The virtues of Sudation procedure.... Chapter 15:  i. The armamentarium of the physician. ii. Purpose of the armamentarium. ... Chapter 16: i. The fully equipped physician. ii. The merits of purification administered by an expert. Chapter 17. i. How many are the diseases of the head? ii. Agnivesa\'s query regarding the diseases of the head. .... Chapter 18: i. The three kinds of edema. ii. The varieties of edema..... Chapter 19: i. The eight abdominal affections. ii. The enumeration of diseases...... Chapter 20: i. The major list of diseases. ii. The four classes of diseases. Chapter 21: i. The eight censured persons. ii. The eight censured types of man..... Chapter 22. i. Lightening and roborant therapies. ii. Lightening, roborant and other therapies and the six treatments..... Chapter 23: i. Impletion-therapy. ii. The need for the impletion- therapy; the disorders due to indulgence in impletion..... Chapter 24: i. The blood derived through systematic regimen. ii. The blood derived from a regimen is pure. .... Chapter 25: i. The origin of man and disease. ii. Discussion among sages. Chapter 26: i. The discussion between Atreya and Bhadrakapya. ii. The discussion among sages regarding tastes..... Chapter 27: i. Diet and dietetics. ii. The natural qualities of water etc. Chapter 28: i. The various kinds of food and drink. ii. The effects of food and drink. Chapter 29: i. The ten resorts of life. ii. The ten vital regions. Chapter 30: i. The ten great rooted arteries in the heart. ii. The synonyms for the heart..... II. The section on pathology: Chapter 1: i. Synonyms for etiology and the threefold nature of etiology. ii. The varieties of disease.... Chapter 2: i. Hemothermia. ii. The etiology and onset of hemothermia..... Chapter 3: i. The enumeration of Gulma conditions. ii. The differential diagnosis...... Chapter 4: i. Anomalies of urinary secretion. ii. The number of the urinary disorders.... Chapter 5: i. The pathology of dermatosis in brief. ii. Classification into seven groups..... Chapter 6: i. The four resorts of consumption. ii. Rash acts as causative factor..... Chapter 7: i. The pathology of insanity. ii. The number of its varieties..... Chapter 8: i. Epilepsy. ii. The number of its varieties. ....III. The section on specific determination of measure: Chapter 1: i. Specific determination of taste. ii. The proper utilization of all six tastes. ... Chapter 2: i. The three divisions of the stomach capacity. ii. Measure of food in respect of quantity. ... Chapter 3: i. Epidemics. ii. Herbs to be gathered before epidemics set in. .... Chapter 4: i. The three methods of investigation. ii. Investigation by testimony..... Chapter 5: i. Body-channels. ii. General description. iii. The source of the channels. .... Chapter 6: i. Nosology. ii. Numerability and otherwise of diseases. Chapter 7: i. The condition of the disease. ii. Knowledge of the acute or mild condition of disease essential for treatment..... Chapter 8: i. The treatment of disease. ii. Selection of texts. iii. Selection of the teacher. ....IV. The section on human embodiment: i. The classification of man. ii. Agnivesas queries. iii. The different classifications  of man. iv. Man composed of twenty-four elements. v. The existence of the mind. vi. Its objects. vii. Its action..... V. The section on sensorial prognosis: i. Prognosis from voice and complexion. ii. The two kinds of tests.... VI. The section on Therapeutics: i. Vitalization. ii. Two kinds of medicine. iii. Two modes of vitalization. iv. The purificatory procedure.. .... VII. The section on pharmaceutics: i. Emetic nut. ii. Synopsis of the section. iii. The methods of purgation. iv. Six hundred purgative preparations. v. The varieties of land..... VIII. The section on success in treatment: i. Successful line of treatment. ii. Agnivesa\'s inquiry. iii. Symptoms of right, under and over action of emesis and purgation.....