Ayurveda. Charaka-Samhita. Indriya-Sthana. Kalpa-Sthana. A Classical Treatise on Health and Methods of Disease Treatment

The sections of the ancient Ayurvedic treatise "Charaka-Samhita" – "Indriya-Sthana" and "Kalpa-Sthana" are presented for the readers' attention. "Indriya-Sthana" (On Sensory Perception) describes the forecasting and interpretation of human painful sensations, as well as signs of life and death, while "Kalpa-Sthana" contains information about pharmacology. "Indriya-Sthana" is considered the most sinister section of the "Charaka-Samhita", as it describes the signatures of impending death. However, this preliminary symptomatology is not aimed at scaring the patient or instilling panic, but rather at timely warning and drawing attention to the emerging symptoms of possible demise. For centuries, the "Charaka-Samhita" has served as a handbook for numerous generations of physicians and healers. The book discusses the causes of diseases, specifies their symptoms, and also defines methods of diagnosis; it describes possible ways to treat diseases.