Q18
Recognize the medicinal trio of ancient India from the following options
A.
Charaka, Sushruta, and Bharata
B.
Charak, Sushruta and Patanjali
AnswerC.
Charak, Sushruta, and Banabhatta
D.
Charak, Vatsyayana, and Banabhatta
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The great medical trio of ancient India is Charak, Sushruta, Patanjali. Charaka (3rd century BC) was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. He is known for authoring the medical treatise, the Charaka Samhita. The Sushruta Samhita is an ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery, and one of the most important such treatises on this subject to survive from the ancient world.