Who is known as father of Indian medicine?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Charaka
Charaka is called the father of Indian medicine. His Charaka Samhita is one of the basic texts of Ayurveda: it deals with the causes, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, with diet, and with the duties of a physician.
Sushruta, the author of the Sushruta Samhita, is called the father of surgery.