The texts Ayurveda grows from.

The oldest roots of all, where the seeds of Ayurveda first appear as hymn, herb, and the wish for a long and healthy life.

The great classical text of surgery, and the world's earliest full account of the surgeon's craft, from the scalpel to the healed patient.

The foundational text of Ayurvedic internal medicine, and the source of much of what we call daily-routine wisdom today.

Vagbhata's larger, more detailed gathering of the whole of Ayurveda, the elder companion to his own poetic Ashtanga Hridaya.

The concise, elegant verse synthesis of Ayurveda, and the most-loved practical handbook of daily-routine and self-care wisdom.

The classical handbook of how Ayurvedic medicines are made and measured, and the first text to teach pulse reading in a clear, orderly way.

The foremost classical handbook of Rasashastra, the branch of Ayurveda that turns purified metals, minerals, and mercury into medicine.

The last of the great classical compendiums, and the herbal reference book of Ayurveda, home to the famous Bhavaprakasha Nighantu.

A late-classical treatise devoted entirely to food, its very name meaning the delight of eating, that reads like a complete Ayurvedic guide to what, when, and how to eat.

A late Ayurvedic compendium of tried formulations, best known for teaching the physician how to read the patient through the eightfold examination.