Schools of ancient Indian medicine
bhArgava school
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chyavAna and ushaNa kAvya->Later bhR^igus|
("atharvaNa vidya")
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maitrAvaruNi
school
|--->bhArgavaH vaidarbhiH--->ghR^itakaushika--->charaka
vasiShTha and agastya----->pippalAda
| (canonical atharva veda)
(kaushika sUtra)
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kashyapa school
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nidhruva->asita
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angirasa school
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satyavAha bhAradvAja
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|------>punarvasu atreya->agniveshya
bhAradvAja \
| (atreya school)
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|-->sushruta kaushika
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|----->dhanvantri kAshirAja
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(kshatriya school)
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hayaghosha--->shAlihotra
(ashvashAstra)
sAmagAyana AmahIyava--->pala
kApya
(hastyAyurveda)]