<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (June 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (June 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Charaka (Sanskrit चरक) (6th - 5th century BCE) was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India . He is famous for authoring the medical treatise, the Charaka Samhita . Charaka was resident of Kapisthala (probably the place is now known as Kapurthala) village situated in Panchanada (Punjab). Panchanada was name of Punjab in Mahabharata . He is well known as the "Indian father of medicine". </P> <P> He was born to a Hindu Brahmin family . </P>

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